HP 8000M - Manual (Page 155)

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Configuring the Switch
Load Balancing: Port Trunking
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Trunk Operation Using the “FEC” Option
This is the most flexible method for distributing traffic over trunked links
when connecting to devices that use the FEC (Fast EtherChannel
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ogy. HP FEC trunks offer the following benefits:
■ Provide trunked connectivity to a FEC-compliant server, switch, or router.
■ Enable quick convergence to remaining links when a failure is detected
on a trunked port link.
■ Depending on the capabilities of the device on the other end of the trunk,
negotiate the forwarding mechanism on the trunk to either SA-Trunk or
SA/DA (Trunk).
■ When auto-negotiated to the SA/DA forwarding mechanism, provide
higher performance on the trunk for broadcast, multicast, and flooded
traffic through distribution in the same manner as SA/DA trunking.
■ Support FEC automatic trunk configuration mode on other devices. That
is, when connecting HP FEC trunks to FEC-capable servers, switches, or
routers having FEC automatic trunk configuration mode enabled, the HP
FEC trunks allow these other devices to automatically form trunk groups.