Signamax 065-7530/065-7540 Full-Duplex Switches
Switch Configuration
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Port-Based and MAC -Based Trunking Difference
Port-Based Trunking was developed based upon the idea
of using the physical ports on a port-based trunking
switch that could work with another switch without the
trunking function. This makes trunking simpler to
implement in an environment where a variety of switches
are used. When trunking is enabled on a Port-Based
Trunking switch, it can parallel-link to another switch with
or without this feature -- but once the port-based trunking
is enabled, the VLAN on the Port-Based Trunking switch
will be disabled.
Using the MAC-Based Trunking approach, the trunking
and VLAN functions can work together without any
problem. Where the trunking and VLAN functions need to
be used together, the MAC-Based Trunking approach
works more effectively than the Port -Based Trunking
switch.
