Overview; Figure 35. Static Port Trunk Example - Allied Telesis AT-FS750/20 User Manual

Chapter 6: Static Port Trunking

Overview

A port trunk is an economical way for you to increase the bandwidth
between the Ethernet switch and another networking device, such as a
network server, router, workstation, or another Ethernet switch. A port
trunk is a group of ports that have been grouped together to function as
one logical path. A port trunk increases the bandwidth between the switch
and another network device and is useful in situations where a single
physical link between the devices is insufficient to handle the traffic load.
A static port trunk consists of 2 or more ports on the switch that function as
a single virtual link between the switch and another device. A static port
trunk improves performance by distributing the traffic across multiple ports
between the devices and enhances reliability by reducing the reliance on a
single physical link.
A static trunk is easy to configure. You designate the ports on the switch
that are in the trunk, and the Management software on the switch
automatically groups them together.
The example in Figure 35 illustrates a static port trunk of four links
between two AT-FS750 switches.
Static Trunk

Figure 35. Static Port Trunk Example

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