Alloy Computer Products GSS-8T16SFP User Manual
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2.7 Trunking
The GSS-24T2SFP web smart switch supports MAC-based trunking. This allows more than one port
to be grouped together as a single link connection between two switch devices. This is also useful for
switch-to-server and switch-to-router applications. The GSS-24T2SFP web smart switch allows four
trunk groups that can accommodate up to eight trunk members in each group. A port in one trunk
group cannot be a member of another trunk simultaneously. This feature provides redundancy and
increases the effective bandwidth through a link. Traffic patterns are balanced between the ports
within a trunk group by dynamically performing a MAC-based load balancing algorithm. This is
supported only on point-to-point links with MACs operating in full duplex mode. All links in the
same trunk group must operate at the same rate.
The GSS-24T2SFP web smart switch provides dynamic failover support within the trunk group. If a
port within the trunk group fails, the other ports of the trunk group automatically assume the extra
traffic load currently running through the link. Under normal operating modes, the links within the
trunk group should have an equal amount of traffic. To achieve this, this switch performs load
balancing based on a distribution algorithm.
The following parameters should be configured to enable this:
to be grouped together as a single link connection between two switch devices. This is also useful for
switch-to-server and switch-to-router applications. The GSS-24T2SFP web smart switch allows four
trunk groups that can accommodate up to eight trunk members in each group. A port in one trunk
group cannot be a member of another trunk simultaneously. This feature provides redundancy and
increases the effective bandwidth through a link. Traffic patterns are balanced between the ports
within a trunk group by dynamically performing a MAC-based load balancing algorithm. This is
supported only on point-to-point links with MACs operating in full duplex mode. All links in the
same trunk group must operate at the same rate.
The GSS-24T2SFP web smart switch provides dynamic failover support within the trunk group. If a
port within the trunk group fails, the other ports of the trunk group automatically assume the extra
traffic load currently running through the link. Under normal operating modes, the links within the
trunk group should have an equal amount of traffic. To achieve this, this switch performs load
balancing based on a distribution algorithm.
The following parameters should be configured to enable this:
Distribution Criterion – Select a distribution algorithm from which the switch will perform
load balancing:
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¾
SA (Source MAC Address)
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DA (Destination MAC Address)
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SA + DA (both SA and DA)
Member – the member port(s) of trunk group(s)
Select the Trunk menu on the web page to activate the page shown as below.