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Figure 3.1. Physical versus logical AppleTalk <strong>network</strong><br />

segmentation.<br />

All AppleTalk <strong>network</strong> service interactions are based on a client/server<br />

model. Clients are <strong>the</strong> end-nodes requesting <strong>the</strong> service; servers are<br />

<strong>the</strong> end-nodes providing <strong>the</strong> service. The pro<strong>to</strong>cols that provide <strong>the</strong><br />

services for <strong>the</strong> operational identity structure are provided on OSI-RM<br />

Layers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Contextual services are provided on Layers 4<br />

and 5.<br />

AppleTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2<br />

There are two flavors of AppleTalk <strong>network</strong>: AppleTalk Phase 1 and<br />

AppleTalk Phase 2. The Phase 1 <strong>network</strong> approach is oriented <strong>to</strong>ward<br />

interconnecting workgroups. Phase 1 supports a limited <strong>network</strong><br />

diameter of a single <strong>network</strong> segment containing no more than 127<br />

clients and 127 servers. Phase 1 <strong>network</strong>s use a single <strong>network</strong><br />

number (0) for <strong>the</strong> entire physical <strong>network</strong>.<br />

Phase 2 <strong>network</strong>s support multiple logical <strong>network</strong>s over <strong>the</strong> same<br />

cable segment. Each logical <strong>network</strong> supports up <strong>to</strong> 253 clients or<br />

servers. To maintain compatibility with Phase 1 <strong>network</strong>s and provide<br />

support for multi<strong>network</strong> cable segments, Phase 2 supports two

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