Split Multilink Trunking; Figure 7 Client/Server Link Aggregation Configuration - Nortel 8300 User Manual

34 VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation
Figure 7
Client/Server link aggregation configuration
With spanning tree enabled, ports that belong to the same link aggregation
group operate as follows. All ports in the group must belong to the same
spanning tree group if spanning tree is enabled. Identical bridge protocol
data units (BPDUs) are sent out of each port. The group port ID is the ID of
the lowest numbered port. If identical BPDUs are received on all ports, the
link aggregation mode is forwarding. If no BPDU is received on a port or if
BPDU tagging and port tagging do not match, the individual port is taken
offline. Path cost is inversely proportional to the active link aggregation
bandwidth.

Split MultiLink Trunking

This section describes the Split MultiLink Trunking (SMLT) feature. The
following topics are included:
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Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager
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"Overview" (page 35)
"Advantages of SMLT" (page 36)
"How SMLT works" (page 38)
"Inter-Switch Trunks" (page 40)
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