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FortiSwitch-5003A and 5003 Fabric and Base Backplane Communications Guide
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FortiSwitch-5003A configurations FortiSwitch-5003A system
Layer-2 link aggregation and redundancy configurations
The FortiSwitch-5003A board supports 802.3ad static mode layer-2 link
aggregation, 802.1q VLANs, and 802.1s Multi-Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) for
the fabric channels. You can use these features to configure link aggregation and
support redundant FortiSwitch-5003A configurations to distribute traffic to multiple
FortiGate-5001A or 5005FA2 boards.
Figure 6 shows a basic link aggregation configuration using a single
FortiSwitch-5003A board. In this configuration the external switch is connected to
FortiSwitch-5003A front panel f5 interface. The switch adds VLAN tags to traffic
from the internal and external networks.
Figure 6: Basic link aggregation configuration
Distributed 10-gigabit
data communication
on fabric channel 1
Six FortiGate-RTM-XB2
modules installed in RTM
slots 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and
13 to provide 10-gigabit
fabric interfaces and
NP2 acceleration for each
FortiGate-5001A board
Internal and external
10-gigabit networks
connected to
FortiSwitch-5003A
front panel interface F7
and to fabric channel 1
External switch
VLAN
tagged
traffic
External
Network
Internal Network
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