Avaya 8600 Configuration Manual page 30

Link aggregation fundamentals
Figure 6: Network topology for traffic flow example
When a packet arrives at node C destined for 00:E0:7B:B3:04:00, if the SMLT REMOTE status
is true, the switch tries to send the packet to MLT-1 rather than through the interswitch trunk.
Traffic rarely traverses the interswitch trunk unless there is a failure. If this same packet arrives
at B, it is then forwarded to MLT-1 on the local ports.
30 Configuration — Link Aggregation, MLT, and SMLT
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January 2012