Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 User Manual page 18

SmartTrunk Configuration
7. Backplane ports (INB, FNB, FTM, etc.) on chassis-based switches cannot be
configured as SmartTrunk ports and are not eligible to participate in trunking.
8. An end station plugged directly into a port configured for SmartTrunking will
not be allowed to communicate. No traffic will flow into the port.
9. The same SmartTrunk group cannot be split onto two separate modules (see
Figures 2-1 and 2-2).
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2-2
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Figure 2-1. ILLEGAL CONFIGURATION (Example 1)
Group A