Manual

Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57XX User Guide
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Failover event Loss of link only
Failover time 500 ms
Fallback time
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
MAC address Same for all adapters
Multivendor teaming Yes
Dynamic Trunking
User interface BACS
Number of teams 16
Number of adapters per team 8
Hot replace Yes
Hot add Yes
Hot remove Yes
Link speed support Different speeds
Frame protocol All
Incoming packet management Switch
Outgoing packet management BASP
Failover event Loss of link only
Failover time <500 ms
Fallback time
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
MAC address Same for all adapters
Multivendor teaming Yes
a
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
b
Make sure that Port Fast or Edge Port is enabled
Supported Teaming Speeds
The various link speeds that are supported for each type of team are listed in Table 7. Mixed speed refers to the capability of
teaming adapters that are running at different link speeds.
Table 7. Link Speeds in Teaming
Type of Team Link Speed Traffic Direction Speed Support
SLB 10/100/1000 Incoming/outgoing Mixed speed
FEC 100 Incoming/outgoing Same speed
GEC 1000 Incoming/outgoing Same speed
IEEE 802.3ad 10/100/1000 Incoming/outgoing Mixed speed
Teaming and Other Advanced Networking Properties
Checksum Offload
IEEE 802.1p QoS Tagging
Large Send Offload
Jumbo Frames
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
Wake on LAN
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
Before creating a team, adding or removing team members, or changing advanced settings of a team member, make sure