Trunking
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Trunking is a fundamental concept in the world of networking. It refers to the process of combining multiple physical network links into a single, logical link, allowing for greater bandwidth and redundancy between two or more devices.
Understanding Trunking
In a typical network setup, devices are connected to each other using individual network cables. These cables carry data between the devices, but their capacity is limited. Trunking addresses this limitation by combining multiple cables into a single, high-capacity link.
This aggregation of links not only increases the overall bandwidth but also provides redundancy and fault tolerance. If one of the physical links fails, the data can be rerouted through the remaining active links.
Benefits of Trunking
Trunking offers numerous benefits to network administrators and users, including:
