Table Of Contents - Avaya 8600 Configuration Manual

Chapter 1: Purpose of this document...............................................................................
Chapter 2: New in this release...........................................................................................
Features.................................................................................................................................................... 9
VLACP flap detect and damping...................................................................................................... 9
Dynamic VLAN addition to LACP-enabled MLT (LAG)..................................................................... 9
Other changes........................................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 3: Link aggregation fundamentals......................................................................
Link aggregation overview........................................................................................................................ 11
MultiLink Trunking..................................................................................................................................... 12
Navigation........................................................................................................................................ 12
MLT traffic distribution algorithm....................................................................................................... 12
Multicast flow distribution over MLT.................................................................................................. 14
MLT and MLT with LACP configuration rules................................................................................... 18
LAG rules......................................................................................................................................... 19
MultiLink Trunking with LACP................................................................................................................... 20
IEEE 802.3ad overview.................................................................................................................... 20
802.3ad link aggregation principles.................................................................................................. 22
Split MultiLink Trunking............................................................................................................................. 23
Navigation........................................................................................................................................ 23
SMLT overview................................................................................................................................. 24
SMLT versus STP............................................................................................................................. 25
SMLT topologies............................................................................................................................... 26
SMLT and Interswitch trunking......................................................................................................... 26
SMLT and IST traffic flow example................................................................................................... 29
SMLT Interoperability with MSTP..................................................................................................... 31
Single Port SMLT.............................................................................................................................. 33
MLT-based SMLT with Single Port SMLT......................................................................................... 35
SMLT and LACP support.................................................................................................................. 37
SMLT and IP routing......................................................................................................................... 38
SMLT and SLPP............................................................................................................................... 39
SMLT/RSMLT operational improvements................................................................................................. 40
Additional SMLT considerations....................................................................................................... 41
Virtual Link Aggregation Control Protocol................................................................................................. 43
VLACP timers and sub-100-ms core convergence.......................................................................... 45
VLACP considerations..................................................................................................................... 46
VLACP flap detect and damping...................................................................................................... 47
LACP and Minimum Link........................................................................................................................... 48
MinLink requirements....................................................................................................................... 48
MinLink operations........................................................................................................................... 49
MinLink considerations..................................................................................................................... 49
Link aggregation configuration considerations.......................................................................................... 49
Navigation........................................................................................................................................ 49
MLT with LACP configuration considerations................................................................................... 50
MLT with LACP and SMLT configuration considerations.................................................................. 51
Configuration - Link Aggregation, MLT, and SMLT
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