Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 User Manual

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 23 Configuring PortChannels
About PortChannels
Figure 23-4 SID1 and DID1 Based Load Balancing
Figure 23-5 illustrates how exchange-based load balancing works. When the first frame in an exchange
is received for forwarding on an interface, link 1 is chosen by a hash algorithm. All remaining frames in
that particular exchange are sent on the same link. For exchange 1, no frame uses link 2. For the next
exchange, link 2 is chosen by the hash algorithm. Now all frames in exchange 2 use link 2.
Frame 1
Frame 2
Frame 3
Frame 1
Frame 2
Frame 3
Frame n
Frame 1
Frame 2
Frame 3
Frame n
Frame n
SID1, DID1,
Exchange 1
SID1, DID1,
Exchange 2
SID2, DID2
Exchange 1
Link 1
Link 2
Link 1
Link 2
Link 1
Link 2
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Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010
Category	Switch
Language	English