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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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