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The switch assigns source addresses so as to evenly distribute the
addresses, or at least as much as possible, across all the ports of the
trunk. The intent is to try and ensure that all links in the trunk are utilized.
Here is an example. Figure 20 shows two AT-8000 Series Switches, an AT-
8024 (Switch #1) and an AT-8024GB (Switch #2) interconnected with a
port trunk of three data links. The trunk on Switch #1 consists of Ports 13
to 15 and on Switch #2 of Ports 1 to 3. The 10Base and 100Base
workstations are directing traffic to a server connected to Switch #2. The
server is connected to Switch #2 with a fiber optic Gigabit Ethernet data
link provided by a 1000Base fiber optic GBIC module in the AT-8024GB
switch.
Figure 20 Load Distribution Method
Link
Mode
Link
Mode
100 FULL
ACT
MODE
COL
LINK
MODE
25
LINK
MODE
FAULT
MASTER
PWR
AT-8026FC 10Base-T / 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet Switch RS-232 TERMINAL PORT CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM
TX TX RX RX
26
Link
Mode
Link
Mode
100
FULL ACT
MODE
COL FAULT
MASTER
PWR
AT-8024 10Base-T / 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet Switch RS-232 TERMINAL PORT
Workstation
A
Workstation
B
Workstation
C
Workstation
D
Switch #1
Switch #2