Gigabit network applications are becoming more and more popular in the modern networking world. In fact, most PC motherboards now come standard with a built-in gigabit Ethernet port. In addition, the rapid growth in demand for high-bandwidth data, such as on-line video, is driving many network administrators to convert their existing network backbones to gigabit speeds and higher.

The following topics are covered in this white paper:

• Introduction
• The importance of redundancy for industrial networks
• Reliability of components
• How to build a redundant gigabit backbone
• Case Study: Traffic monitoring system for desert highway
• Summary