- Alcatel Switch/Router User Manual

OmniChannel

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♦ Note ♦

For Kodiak-based 10/100 Ethernet modules, 802.1Q

is supported over OmniChannel. See Chapter 16,

“Managing 802.1Q Groups” for more information.

OmniChannel balances the traffic load among links by

MAC address. MAC addresses are

assigned to physical links in the OmniChannel in a round-robin fashion. The first MAC address

learned will transmit and receive data on the first link. The second MAC address learned will

transmit and receive over the second link, and so on regardless of the bandwidth require-

ments of each MAC address.

The Server Channel Feature

For ESX-K Series Kodiak-based Ethernet boards, you can create an OmniChannel that

connects to a server instead of another Omni Switch/Router. The intention of the Server

Channel is to give the user the option to increase the bandwidth between a server and Omni

Switch/Router for more client request support. This functionality is especially useful for inter-

net servers such as B2C and B2B servers.

Up to Four 100 Mbps Links May Comprise a Server Channel backbone

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OK2

OK1

ESX-K

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Link 4