Matrix DFE-Gold Series PoE Module Hardware Installation Guide 2-1
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Network Requirements
Beforeinstallingthemodule,reviewtherequirementsandspecificationsreferredtoin
thischapterconcerningthefollowing:
Thenetworkinstallationmustmeettherequirementstoensuresatisfactoryperformance
ofthisequipment.Failuretodosowillproducepoornetworkperformance.

Link Aggregation

LinkAggregationisamethodofgroupingmultiplephysicalportsonanetworkdevice
intoonelogicallinkaccordingtotheIEEE802.3ad2002standard.BecauseLink
Aggregationisstandardsbased,itallowsforautomaticconfigurationwithmanual
overrides(ifapplicable),andcanoperateon10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000MbpsEthernet
fullduplexports.Thusthenetworkadministratorcancombineagroupoffive100Mbps
portsintoalogicallink(trunk)thatfunctionsasasingle500Mbpsport.Aslongasthe
DFEmodulesagreeonwhichportsareinthetrunk,therearenoproblemswithlooping,
andtheSpanningTreecantreatthistrunkasasingleport.
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Link Aggregation 2-1
10BASE-T Network 2-2
100BASE-TX Network 2-2
Note: The Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide and the Cabling Guide referred to
in the following sections can be found on the Enterasys Networks World Wide Web site:
http://www.enterasys.com/
Refer to “Related Documents” on page xvi.