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Re: MAE West

  • From: Stephen Stuart
  • Date: Mon Jul 14 16:29:05 1997 
> > The topic being discussed is not what happens within an aggregate, but
> > what happens when two aggregates are using. This would be akin to
> > having two multi-link PPP connections (each constructed out of some
> > number of physical links).
> 
> Ok, then a fair description of the problem is that "circuits cannot be
> aggregated across multiple switch chassis".  And that's not, in and of
> itself, bad component design.
> 
> However, it pretty apparently limits the ability to make the best use
> of your circuits in your system design...

The issue is spanning tree, not component design. Yes, technologies
that configure their topology using a spanning tree limit your ability
to make best use of potentially expensive circuits in your system
design.

Stephen