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Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software
Chapter 4
Setting up MultiLink Trunk ports
MultiLink Trunking (MLT) is a point-to-point connection that aggregates multiple
ports so that they logically act like a single port with the aggregated bandwidth.
Grouping multiple ports into a logical link allows you to achieve higher aggregate
throughput on a switch-to-switch or switch-to-server application. MultiLink
Trunking provides media and module redundancy.
MultiLink Trunk (MLT) features
A number of Nortel Networks products implement MultiLink Trunking and have
different features and requirements based on the architecture of the device. For the
BayStack 380-24F, MultiLink Trunking has the following general features and
requirements:
• A unit can have up to six MultiLink Trunks (MLTs).
• Up to four ports can belong to an MLT.
• MultiLink Trunking is compatible with the Spanning Tree Protocol.
• IEEE 802.1Q tagging is supported on an MLT.
• For bridge traffic, the algorithm that distributes traffic across an MLT is based
on the source and destination MAC addresses.
Setting up MLTs
To set up MLTs:
➨ From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > MLT.
The MLT dialog box opens (Figure 44).