Installation guide

Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Installation Guide 2-1
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Network Requirements
Beforeinstallingthemodule,reviewtherequirementsinthischapterconcerningthe
following:
Thenetworkinstallationmustmeettherequirementstoensuresatisfactoryperformance
ofthisequipment.Failuretodosowillproducepoornetworkperformance.
Link Aggregation
LinkAggregationisamethodofgroupingmultiplephysicalportsonanetworkdevice
intoonelogicallinkaccordingtotheIEEE802.3ad‐2002standard.BecauseLink
Aggregationisstandardsbased,itallowsforautomaticconfigurationwithmanual
overrides(ifapplicable),andcanoperateon10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000
MbpsEthernet
fullduplexports.Thusthenetworkadministratorcancombineagroupoffive100Mbp s
portsintoalogicallink(trunk)thatfunctionsasasingle500Mbpsport.Aslongasthe
DFEmodulesagreeonwhichportsareinthetrunk,therearenoproblemswith
looping,
andtheSpanningTreecantreatthistrunkasasingleport.
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Link Aggregation 2-1
Module Placement in a Matrix E7 Chassis 2-2
1000BASE-SX/LX/ELX Network 2-2
1000BASE-T Network 2-2
Note: The Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide and the Cabling Guide
referred to in the following sections can be found on the Enterasys Networks World Wide
Web site:
http://www.enterasys.com/
Refer to “Related Documents” on page xv.