3.3 MultiLinkX:
Most of the time, a redundant link set with RLinkX between two Gi-
gaCore switches will be good for the everyday event. A 1000Mbps link
is more than enough for most of the current applications. However,
it can happen that you’ll need to transfer a larger amount of data be-
tween the switches.
For example four video transmitters are transmitting four video
streams to each dedicated receiver. Each stream requires a throughput
of 400Mbps, which represents 1600Mbps in total.
However, only one link is active between the switches, as the oth-
er link is used as redundant link. So, a maximum of 1000Mbps data
transfer can be achieved on this link. In the above example, we need
1600Mbps of throughput to transfer all four video streams between
the switches.
This is not enough, the link between the switches will create a bottle-
neck, resulting in data loss or data delay. The video streams won’t be
delivered in time and will create lag in the video output.
The solution? MulitiLinkX!
MultiLinkx enables you to gather several links together and turn them
into one virtual link (link aggregation). This provides you with more
bandwidth between the switches, and thus more throughput. Multi-
LinkX can accept a maximum of 16 ports per aggregation, and up to 8
aggregations can be created on a switch.
Working with PTPv2 on MultiLinkX
When working with PTPv2 (Precision Time Protocol v2), you’ll notice an
inverted PTPv2 icon to indicate the PTPv2 enabled port is in an aggre-
gation. You must always link the lowest ports of the active aggregation
to each other to avoid problems with the PTPv2. It is recommended to
never create a cross link between ports in a diff erent order.
Rx: 400Mbps
Rx: 400Mbps
Rx: 400Mbps
Rx: 400Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
1000Mbps
+1000Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
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Rx: 400Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
Rx: 400Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
1000Mbps
Rx: 400Mbps
Rx: 400Mbps
Tx: 400Mbps
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