Configuring Switch Acceleration - Cisco WS-C4003 - Catalyst 4000 Chassis Switch Software Configuration Manual

Backplane Channel Module
The Backplane Channel module provides the following benefits in the default configuration mode:
• Full-mesh connection between all three switch engines
• Multilink load balancing between SE1 and SE2 and between SE2 and SE3
• Supervisor engine Gigabit Ethernet uplink connections
As an alternative, you can configure switch acceleration on the supervisor engine to get dual-link load
balancing between all three SEs.
If you want to keep the uplink connections, do not enable switch acceleration on the supervisor engine.
Note
You can insert or remove a Backplane Channel module at any time. When you remove the Backplane
Channel module, traffic might be interrupted for a short time. For minimal disruption, disable the
Backplane Channel module for a short time, and then remove it.
You do not need to configure the Backplane Channel module because it is enabled by default.
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Configuring Switch Acceleration

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