Rana Mallah
Reputation: 167
Why does the diagram show 2 link between LAN switches
The diagram below shows a typical enterprise LAN using ethernet and wireless LAN access points.
Each LAN switch on each floor connects to a centralized distribution switch.
The question is why are there 2 links between each switch and the SWD.
Upvotes: 0
Views: 322
Answers (2)
S.Pala
Reputation: 1
It's Ether Channel Technology. Because of that technology switches can send data on two ways and of course the biggest advantage is load balancing. If there are so traffic on ways, EC isusefull. When one of channel is down, other one keep sending (security)
Upvotes: 0
jwhiteley93
Reputation: 66
I would imagine it is either being used to increase throughput and/or redundancy. Have a look at Link Aggregation
Upvotes: 3
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