User`s guide

Introduction
1-4
Figure 1-1. Chassis with Multiple SmartTrunk Groups Enabled
SmartTrunk and Port Connections
The SmartTrunk application dynamically determines network loops and is used
concurrently with the Spanning Tree protocol. The SmartTrunk application only
acknowledges its neighboring switches. If a user goes through several switch
hops, then loops back to the Þrst switch hop (creating a loop), a common
connection between two switches (any two) will go into a blocking state (see
Figure 1-2).
9C106
MIM -216Smart
MultiSwitch 700
Chassis #2
Users
Group A on
Chassis #3
Both Groups
on Chassis #1
Group B on
Chassis #2
9C106
MIM -216Smart
9C106
MIM -216Smart
MultiSwitch 700
Chassis #1
Group B Group A
MultiSwitch 700
Chassis #3
Users Users
MultiSwitch 700
MultiSwitch 700
MultiSwitch 700