Nortel Networks 450 manual MultiLink Trunk Utilization Screen

		Using the Console Interface
Table 3-15.	MultiLink Trunk Configuration Screen Fields (continued)
Field	Description
STP Learning	The STP Learning column contains a single field for each row that, when enabled, allows
	the specified trunk to participate in the spanning tree. This setting overrides those of the
	individual trunk members.
	Fast is the same as Normal, except that the state transition timer is shortened to two
	seconds.
	Default Value	Normal
	Range	Normal, Fast, Disabled
Trunk Mode	The Trunk Mode column contains a single read only field for each row that indicates the
	default operating mode for the switch.
	Basic: Basic mode is the default mode for the switch. When in this mode, source MAC
	addresses are dynamically assigned to specific trunk members for flooding and
	forwarding. This allows the switch to stabilize and distribute the data streams of source
	addresses across the trunk members.
Trunk Status	The Trunk Status column contains a single field for each row that allows users to enable
	or disable any of the trunks.
	Default Value	Disabled
	Range	Enabled, Disabled
Trunk Name	The Trunk Name column contains a single optional field in each row that can be used to
	assign names to the corresponding configured trunks. The names chosen for this
	example can provide meaningful information to the user (for example, S1:T1 to FS2
	indicates Trunk 1, in switch S1 connects to File Server 2).

MultiLink Trunk Utilization Screen

The MultiLink Trunk Utilization screen (Figures 3-18 and 3-19) allows you to monitor the percentage of bandwidth used by configured trunk members. You can choose the type of traffic to monitor.

Figure 3-18 shows an example of bandwidth utilization rates for the trunk member ports configured in Figure 3-17. Because two screens are necessary to show all of the configured trunks (up to six), the screen prompts you to Press [Ctrl]-N to view trunks five and six.

Choose MultiLink Trunk Utilization (or press u) from the MultiLink Trunk Configuration Menu screen to open the MultiLink Trunk Utilization screen.

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