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Figure 127. Uplink Failure Detection Example
If only one of the upstream interfaces in an uplink-state group goes down, a specified number of downstream ports associated
with the upstream interface are put into a Link-Down state. You can configure this number and is calculated by the ratio of the
upstream port bandwidth to the downstream port bandwidth in the same uplink-state group. This calculation ensures that there
is no traffic drops due to insufficient bandwidth on the upstream links to the routers/switches.
By default, if all upstream interfaces in an uplink-state group go down, all downstream interfaces in the same uplink-state group
are put into a Link-Down state.
Using UFD, you can configure the automatic recovery of downstream ports in an uplink-state group when the link status of an
upstream port changes. The tracking of upstream link status does not have a major impact on central processing unit (CPU)
usage.
UFD and NIC Teaming
To implement a rapid failover solution, you can use uplink failure detection on a switch with network adapter teaming on a
server.
For more information, refer to Network Interface Controller (NIC) Teaming.
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