Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Teaming Services
NetXtreme
User Guide
Broadcom
®
April 2017 • 2CS57XX-CDUM514-R
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a
SLB with one primary and one standby member.
b
Requires at least one Broadcom adapter in the team.
Heartbeats to check
connectivity
No
No
No
No
Mixed media (adapters with
different media)
Yes
Yes
Yes (switch-
dependent)
Yes
Mixed speeds (adapters that
do not support a common
speed(s), but can operate at
different speeds)
Yes
Yes
No
No
Mixed speeds (adapters that
support a common speed(s),
but can operate at different
speeds)
Yes
Yes
No (must be the
same speed)
Yes
Load balances TCP/IP
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mixed vendor teaming
Yes
b
Yes
b
Yes
b
Yes
b
Load balances non-IP
No
Yes (IPX outbound
traffic only)
Yes
Yes
Same MAC address for all
team members
No
No
Yes
Yes
Same IP address for all team
members
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Load balancing by IP address No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Load balancing by MAC
address
No
Yes (used for no-
IP/IPX)
Yes
Yes
Table 11: Comparison of Team Types (Cont.)
Type of Team
Fault Tolerance
Load Balancing
Switch-
Dependent Static
Trunking
Switch-
Independent
Dynamic Link
Aggregation
(IEEE 802.3ad)
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