Hi Mark,
Mark Hahn wrote:
my question is: do switches these days have smart protocols for mapping
and routing in such a configuration? I know that the original spanning
That's 802.3ad. Quick pointer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation
You can use it between switches to use multiple links. The spec does not
specify how to load balance the packets across the links, so link
aggregation may not be very efficient between switches from different
vendors. YMMV.
Patrick
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