SERIAL TO MULTILINK

[sivakondalarao]

hi , why serial link are converted to multilink and then it is used in the router : what is the advantage and purpose of the partiular logiacl converstion

[gpulos]

to multilink serial links is to increase the bandwidth by enabling multiple serial links to be aggregated into a single bundle of bandwidth.

ie: two T1s bundled would provide ~3mb bandwidth.

multilink connections are used on point-to-point interfaces.

load balancing can also be a benefit of a multilink bundle.

[devang_etcom]

hi,,,

multilink is the logical bundle of multiple serial or any otherlink...in this u r creating one multilink group and u make a different interface member of the same group...now those interface works as the logicaly one big pipe of bandwidht...and u can also have load balncing in that...u can say its one kind of aggrigation...

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regards

Devang