Users Guide

11–Marvell Teaming Services
Executive Summary
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TX load balancing No Yes Yes Yes
RX load balancing No Yes Yes (performed by the
switch)
Yes (performed by the
switch)
Requires compatible
switch
No No Yes Yes
Heartbeats to check
connectivity
No No No No
Mixed media (adapt-
ers with different
media)
Yes Yes Yes (switch-depen-
dent)
Yes
Mixed speeds (adapt-
ers that do not sup-
port a common
speed, but can oper-
ate at different
speeds)
Yes Yes N o No
Mixed speeds (adapt-
ers that support a
common speed, but
can operate at differ-
ent speeds)
Yes Yes No (must be the same
speed)
Yes
Load balances
TCP/IP
No Yes Yes Yes
Mixed vendor teaming
Yes
b
Yes
b
Yes
b
Yes
b
Load balances non-IP No Yes (IPX out-
bound traffic
only)
Yes Yes
Same MAC address
for all team members
No No Yes Yes
Same IP address for
all team members
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Table 11-4. Comparison of Team Types (Continued)
Type of Team
Fault
Tolerance
Load
Balancing
Switch-Dependent
Static Trunking
Switch-Independent
Dynamic Link
Aggregation
(IEEE 802.3ad)
Function
SLB with
Standby
a
SLB Generic Trunking Link Aggregation