Multilink Trunks - Nortel business policy switch 2000 User Manual

MultiLink Trunks

MultiLink Trunks allow you to group up to four switch ports together to form a
link to another switch or server, thus increasing aggregate throughput of the
interconnection between the devices (up to 800 Mb/s in full-duplex mode). You
can configure up to six MultiLink Trunks. The trunk members can reside on a
single unit or on multiple units within the same stack configuration as a
distributed trunk. MultiLink Trunking software detects misconfigured (or broken)
trunk links and redirects traffic on the misconfigured or broken trunk link to other
trunk members within that trunk.
You can use the Trunk Configuration screen with the CI menus, the Web-based
management system, the CLI, or DM to create switch-to-switch and
switch-to-server MultiLink Trunk links.
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and S3.
Note: For guidelines on configuring VLANs, STGs, and MLT, refer to
Chapter 1.
shows two trunks (T1 and T2) connecting Switch S1 to switches S2
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