09-10-2016 02:34 PM - edited 03-08-2019 07:22 AM
Hello all,
Is anyone able to advise if there is a standard or recommended calculation for working out how much bandwidth/speed you need between two connected switches.
For example a stack of 3 48 port gb switches to a another stack of 2 48 port gb switches?
I understand the method of calculating the stack back plane requirements but not the switch to switch connections themselves.
Appreciate any help.
Matt
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09-10-2016 03:35 PM
Hi Matt,
There is no standard or spesific document stating how much bandwidth needed for uplinks. It really depends to your environment and the applications you are using. Usually one or 2 10Gig uplinks are sufficient per switch or even per stack of 2 or 3 switches. So, in your case you can create a Portchannel between the stacks and put 2 10Gig in it. In the future if you need more bandwidth you can add more physical interfaces to the Portchannel very easily without any downtime.
HTH
09-10-2016 03:35 PM
Hi Matt,
There is no standard or spesific document stating how much bandwidth needed for uplinks. It really depends to your environment and the applications you are using. Usually one or 2 10Gig uplinks are sufficient per switch or even per stack of 2 or 3 switches. So, in your case you can create a Portchannel between the stacks and put 2 10Gig in it. In the future if you need more bandwidth you can add more physical interfaces to the Portchannel very easily without any downtime.
HTH
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