Core-edge topology
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Managing Trunking Connections
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467
Trunking overview
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467
Types of trunking
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467
Masterless trunking
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468
License requirements for trunking
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468
Port groups for trunking
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468
Supported platforms for trunking
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469
Supported configurations for trunking
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469
High Availability support for trunking
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469
Requirements for trunk groups
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469
Recommendations for trunk groups
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470
Configuring trunk groups
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471
Enabling trunking
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471
Disabling trunking
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471
Displaying trunking information
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472
ISL trunking over long-distance fabrics
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473
EX_Port trunking
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474
Masterless EX_Port trunking
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474
Supported configurations and platforms for EX_Port trunking
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474
Configuring EX_Port trunking
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475
Displaying EX_Port trunking information
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475
F_Port trunking
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475
F_Port trunking for Access Gateway
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476
F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters
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478
F_Port trunking considerations
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479
F_Port trunking in Virtual Fabrics
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480
Displaying F_Port trunking information
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481
Disabling F_Port trunking
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481
Enabling the DCC policy on a trunk area
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482
Managing Long-Distance Fabrics
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483
Long-distance fabrics overview
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483
Extended Fabrics device limitations
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483
Long-distance link modes
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484
Configuring an extended ISL
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484
Enabling long distance when connecting to TDM devices
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486
Forward error correction on long-distance links
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486
Enabling FEC on a long-distance link
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486
Disabling FEC on a long-distance link
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486
Using FC-FC Routing to Connect Fabrics
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489
FC-FC routing overview
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489
License requirements for FC-FC routing
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489
Supported platforms for FC-FC routing
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490
Supported configurations for FC-FC routing
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491
Network OS connectivity limitations
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491
Fibre Channel routing concepts
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491
Proxy devices
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496
FC-FC routing topologies
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497
Phantom domains
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