Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 User Manual page 13

SmartSwitch 6000
Chassis
Smart MIM -216 Smart MIM -216
2E43-27
Path costs are considered by SmartTrunk when disabling a looped configuration.
SmartTrunk will place the higher path cost trunk group into a Blocking state.
Path cost will be calculated using the following equations:
Speed
The speed of the interface (typically in megabits). For example, 10, 100, or 1000
(see Table 1-1).
10 Mb, Half Duplex
100 Mb, Half Duplex
100 Mb, Full Duplex
9C106
SmartTrunk
connections
blocked
SmartSwitch 2200
PWR
C P U
COM
Figure 1-2. SmartTrunk with a Network Loop
Table 1-1. Example Path Costs
Port Type
10 Mb, Full Duplex
SmartSwitch 9000
Chassis
Path Cost
100
50
10
5
Introduction
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