Multilink Trunks - Nortel BayStack 450-24T Using Manual

Using the BayStack 450 10/100/1000 Series Switch

MultiLink Trunks

A MultiLink Trunk (MLT)
link to another switch or server. This can increase the aggregate throughput of the
interconnection between devices as much as 800 Mb/s in full-duplex mode (up to
8000 Mb/s with optional gigabit MDA ports). You can configure up to six
MultiLink Trunks. The MLT members can reside on a single unit or on multiple
units in the same stack configuration as a distributed trunk. MLT software detects
misconfigured (or broken) trunk links and redirects traffic on the misconfigured or
broken trunk link to other trunk members within that MLT.
You can use the MultiLink Trunk Configuration screen to create switch-to-switch
and switch-to-server MLT links (see Figures 1-47 and 1-48).
Figure 1-47 shows two trunks (T1 and T2) connecting switch S1 to switches S2
and S3.
S2
Figure 1-47.
In this guide, the terms "trunk" and "MLT" are used interchangeably to indicate a MultiLink Trunk.
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Switch-to-Switch Trunk Configuration Example
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