Using the BayStack 450 10/100/1000 Series Switch
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Spanning Tree Considerations for MultiLink Trunks

The spanning tree Path Cost parameter is recalculated based on the aggregate
bandwidth of the trunk. For example, Figure 1-47 shows a four-port trunk (T1)
with two port members operating at 100 Mb/s and two at 10 Mb/s. Trunk T1
provides an aggregate bandwidth of 220 Mb/s. The Path Cost for T1 is 4 (Path
Cost = 1000/LAN speed, in Mb/s). Another three-port trunk (T2) is configured
with an aggregate bandwidth of 210 Mb/s, with a comparable Path Cost of 4.
When the Path Cost calculations for both trunks are equal, the software chooses
the trunk with the lar ge r aggreg ate ban dwidth (T1 ) to determin e the most effic ient
path.
Figure 1-47. Path Cost Arbitration Example
BS45029A
T1 T2
100 Mb/s
100 Mb/s
10 Mb/s
100 Mb/s
100 Mb/s
10 Mb/s
10 Mb/s
Path Cost T1 = 4
S1
S2
Path Cost T2 = 4
Aggregate Bandwidth
220 Mb/s Aggregate Bandwidth
210 Mb/s
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