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Load-Sharing Algorithms 4-8
Configuring BlackDiamond and Alpine Switch Load Sharing 4-9
Load-Sharing Example 4-11
Verifying the Load-Sharing Configuration 4-11
BlackDiamond and Alpine Switch Port-Mirroring 4-11
Port-Mirroring Commands 4-12
BlackDiamond Switch Port-Mirroring Example 4-12
Extreme Discovery Protocol 4-13
EDP Commands 4-13
5CONFIGURING SUMMIT SWITCH PORTS
Enabling and Disabling Summit Switch Ports 5-1
Configuring Summit Switch Port Speed and Duplex Setting 5-2
Turning Off Autonegotiation for a Gigabit Ethernet Port 5-3
Summit Switch Port Commands 5-3
Jumbo Frames 5-5
Enabling Jumbo Frames 5-5
Load Sharing on the Summit Switch 5-6
Load Sharing Algorithms 5-7
Configuring Summit Switch Load Sharing 5-7
Load-Sharing Example 5-10
Verifying the Load Sharing Configuration 5-10
Summit Switch Port-Mirroring 5-10
Port-Mirroring Commands 5-11
Summit Switch Port-Mirroring Example 5-12
Extreme Discovery Protocol 5-12
EDP Commands 5-12
Smart Redundancy 5-13
6VIRTUAL LANS (VLANS)
Overview of Virtual LANs 6-1
Benefits 6-2
Types o f VLAN s 6-2
Port-Based VLANs 6-2
Spanning Switches with Port-Based VLANs 6-3
Tag ged VLANs 6-6
Uses of Tagged VLANs 6-6