Labels:text | screenshot | diagram | parallel | rectangle | plan OCR: COLLAPSED BACKBONE collapsed backbone device Hub/Switch Floor 3 distribution Hub/ switch Ficar 2 distribution distribution HILD/switen Server Server senter Figure 1. In a collapsed backbone configuration, network connectivity devices, including servers, bridges, switches, and routers, are centralized in a single locs- hon. This approach eases management, but creates a single point of failure.