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Identify The Backbone and Segment for Networking

Written by Julianus Yu

The backbone is the part of the network to which all segments and servers connect. A backbone provides the structure for a network and is considered the main part of any network. It usually uses a high-speed communications technology of some kind (such as FDDI, ATM, 100Mb Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet). All servers and all network segments typically connect directly to the backbone so that any segment is only one segment away from any server on that backbone. Having all segments close to the servers makes the network efficient. Segment is a general term for any short section of the cabling infrastructure that is not part of the backbone. Just as servers connect to the backbone, workstations connect to segments. Segments are connected to the backbone to allow the workstations on them access to the rest of the network. Segments are more commonly referred to as the horizontal cabling.