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NetXtreme User Guide
Type of Team
Heartbeats to check
connectivity
Mixed media (adapters with
different media)
Mixed speeds (adapters that
do not support a common
speed(s), but can operate at
different speeds)
Mixed speeds (adapters that
support a common speed(s),
but can operate at different
speeds)
Load balances TCP/IP
Mixed vendor teaming
Load balances non-IP
Same MAC address for all
team members
Same IP address for all team
members
Load balancing by IP address No
Load balancing by MAC
address
a
SLB with one primary and one standby member.
b
Requires at least one Broadcom adapter in the team.
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Table 11: Comparison of Team Types (Cont.)
Fault Tolerance Load Balancing
No No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
b
Yes Yes
No Yes (IPX outbound
traffic only)
No No
Yes Yes
Yes
No Yes (used for no-
IP/IPX)
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Teaming Services
Switch-
Dependent Static
Trunking
No
Yes (switch-
dependent)
No
No (must be the
same speed)
Yes
b b
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Switch-
Independent
Dynamic Link
Aggregation
(IEEE 802.3ad)
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
b
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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