Re: 6509 to Foundry ServerIron Trunk

From: boby2kusa@hotmail.com
Date: Tue Jul 15 2003 - 19:31:24 GMT-3


Trunk vs channeling. Two different concepts. 802.1Q is a standard for
trunking while 802.3ad is the standard for port channel.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian McGahan" <brian@cyscoexpert.com>
To: "'Jim Phillipo'" <jim.phillipo@guardent.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:24 AM
Subject: RE: 6509 to Foundry ServerIron Trunk

> Jim,
>
> I haven't worked with foundry before, but their documentation
> says that they support 802.3ad. .3ad uses LACP (Link Aggregation
> Control Protocol) to negotiate an "etherchannel". LACP is like PAgP
> (Port Aggregation Protocol), but PAgP is Cisco proprietary. Think of it
> like ISL vs .1q. As long as a device supports LACP, a Cisco switch can
> channel with it.
>
> http://www.foundrynet.com/services/documentation/sribcg/Trunking.html
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_configura
> tion_guide_chapter09186a008007ec1c.html#23603
>
>
> HTH
>
> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593
> Director of Design and Implementation
> brian@cyscoexpert.com
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
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> > Jim Phillipo
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 2:47 PM
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: 6509 to Foundry ServerIron Trunk
> >
> > anyone know if it is possible to do Etherchannel/Trunk between a
> Foundry
> > and
> > a Catalyst ?
> >
> > Jim Phillipo, CCNP, CCDP
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