Specifications

Content
Rev. 9.41 iii
Indirect routes ......................................................................................... 71
Information required for routes .................................................................. 72
Routing table .......................................................................................... 73
Lab — Configure routing on an HP ProCurve 540zl switch ........................... 74
Learning check ........................................................................................ 75
Lesson 2 — Routing Configuration ................................................................... 76
Introduction ............................................................................................ 76
Routing example – page 1 ....................................................................... 77
Routing example – page 2 ....................................................................... 78
Routing example – page 3 ....................................................................... 80
Routing example – page 3 ....................................................................... 80
Routing example – page 4 ........................................................................ 81
Routing example – page 5 ....................................................................... 82
Routing example – page 6 ....................................................................... 83
VLAN tagging ........................................................................................ 84
Learning check ........................................................................................ 86
Module 3 — Summary ................................................................................... 87
Module 4 — Link Aggregation
Objectives .................................................................................................... 89
Lesson 1 — Link Aggregation Basics ................................................................ 90
Introduction ............................................................................................ 90
Bandwidth requirements on contemporary networks ..................................... 91
Benefits of link aggregation ...................................................................... 92
Link aggregation terminology ................................................................... 93
Port trunking methods supported by HP ProCurve switches ............................ 94
HP ProCurve Port Trunking ........................................................................ 95
LACP ..................................................................................................... 96
Requirements for port trunking .................................................................. 97
Conversations ......................................................................................... 98
Example of conversations ......................................................................... 99
Load distribution and link assignments ..................................................... 100
Load distribution with multiple conversations .............................................. 101
Broadcast traffic over port trunks ..............................................................102
Learning check ...................................................................................... 103
Lesson 2 — Static and Dynamic Link Trunking ................................................. 104
Introduction .......................................................................................... 104
Differences between static and dynamic trunking ...................................... 105
Static ............................................................................................ 105
Dynamic .............................................................................................. 106
Scenario 1: Static or dynamic trunking ...................................................... 107
Scenario 2: Static or dynamic trunking ..................................................... 108
Scenarios note ...................................................................................... 109
Learning check ....................................................................................... 110
Lesson 3 — Configuring a Static Trunk with Port Trunking ................................... 111
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