
Fast Link
STP can take up to
For more information enabling Fast Link for ports and LAGs, see "Defining STP Port Settings" or "Defining Static Addresses."
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree
Spanning Tree can take
For more information, see "Defining Rapid Spanning Tree."
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP) operation maps VLANs into STP instances. MSTP provides differing load balancing scenario. Packets assigned to various VLANs are transmitted along different paths within MSTP Regions (MST Regions). Regions are one or more MSTP bridges by which frames can be transmitted. The standard lets administrators assign VLAN traffic to unique paths.
For more information, see "Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol."
Link Aggregation
Link Aggregation
Up to eight Aggregated Links may be defined, each with up to eight member ports, to form a single Link Aggregated Group (LAG). This enables:
•Fault tolerance protection from physical link disruption
•Higher bandwidth connections
•Improved bandwidth granularity
•High bandwidth server connectivity
LAG is composed of ports with the same speed, set to
For more information, see "Defining LAG Parameters."
Link Aggregation and LACP
LACP uses peer exchanges across links to determine, on an ongoing basis, the aggregation capability of various links, and continuously provides the maximum level of aggregation capability achievable between a given pair of devices. LACP automatically determines, configures, binds, and monitors the port binding within the system.
For more information, see "Aggregating Ports."
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