12-04-2019 07:11 AM
how does stacking increase switching capacity and forwarding rate?
Please explain
12-04-2019 07:20 AM
Have a look at this document. Of course, this is just the concept but the speed varies by platform.
Scalable StackWise-480 Architecture
Catalyst 3850 Series Switches are supported in three different form factor models: 48 ports 10/100/1000, 24 ports 10/100/1000, and 12/24 Ethernet small form-factor pluggable (SFP) ports. The hardware design of each model is cost-effective to support different network capacity load and switching performance. For consistent converged access capabilities with rich Unified Access network services in the wiring closet, the software parity remains common in Catalyst 3850 switch models. The new StackWise-480 architecture builds high-speed, 480 Gbps per stack switch member in the stack ring. This speed is much higher than the traditional StackWise Plus design in the Catalyst 3750X Series platform.
HTH
12-04-2019 10:01 AM
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