What is Flex link networking?

What is Flex link networking?

Flex links is a network switch feature in Cisco equipment which enables redundancy and load balancing at the layer 2 level. The feature serves as an alternative to Spanning Tree Protocol or link aggregation.

How do you set up flex?

Activation Process

1. Activate your Xfinity Internet.
2. Connect the HDMI cable from your TV to your Xfinity Flex streaming TV Box.
3. Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet and connect the other end to the USB-C port on your Xfinity Flex streaming TV Box.
4. Your Voice Remote comes installed with two AA batteries.

What is flex in Nexus?

Well Flex links are the alternative solution to the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), permitting operators to turn off STP and deliver basic link redundancy. We usually configure Flex Links in networks where consumers do not want to run STP on the switch.

What is EtherChannel networking?

EtherChannel is a port link aggregation technology or port-channel architecture used primarily on Cisco switches. It allows grouping of several physical Ethernet links to create one logical Ethernet link for the purpose of providing fault-tolerance and high-speed links between switches, routers and servers.

How do I setup my flex remote?

Press and hold the xfinity and Info buttons for five seconds. Wait for the Voice Remote light to change from red to green. Follow the instructions by entering the three-digit, on-screen pairing code. Once the on-screen pairing code is correctly entered, your Voice Remote is paired with the TV Box.

What is Cisco port channel?

A port channel is an aggregation of multiple physical interfaces that creates a logical interface. You can bundle up to 32 individual active links into a port channel to provide increased bandwidth and redundancy. Port channeling also load balances traffic across these physical interfaces.

What is inter VLAN routing?

Definition. Inter-VLAN routing can be defined as a way to forward traffic between different VLAN by implementing a router in the network. The user nodes in the VLANs forwards traffic to the router which then forwards the traffic to the destination network regardless of the VLAN configured on the switch.

How to configure Flex links in Layer 2?

You configure Flex Links on one Layer 2 interface (the active link) by assigning another Layer 2 interface as the Flex Link or backup link. The Flex Link can be on the same switch. When one of the links is up and forwarding traffic, the other link is in standby mode, ready to begin forwarding traffic if the other link shuts down.

What do you need to know about flex links?

Flex Links are a pair of a Layer 2 interfaces (switch ports or port channels) where one interface is configured to act as a backup to the other. The feature provides an alternative solution to the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).

Can a Flex link be on the same switch?

You configure Flex Links on one Layer 2 interface (the active link) by assigning another Layer 2 interface as the Flex Link or backup link. The Flex Link can be on the same switch.

Can a port channel be a Flex link?

• Neither of the links can be a port that belongs to an EtherChannel. However, you can configure two port channels (EtherChannel logical interfaces) as Flex Links, and you can configure a port channel and a physical interface as Flex Links, with either the port channel or the physical interface as the active link.