Skip to Content
Capgemini
  • Insights
    Insights

    Explore our latest thought leadership, ideas, and insights on the issues that are shaping the future of business and society.

    Learn more
    • Hot topics
      • Hot topics
      • Reshape your future with AI
      • Leading sustainability
      • The future of technology
      • Marketing for customer experience
    • Conversations for tomorrow
    • Initiatives with the World Economic Forum
    • Our research library
    • Expert perspectives
  • Industries
    Industries

    Choose a partner with intimate knowledge of your industry and first-hand experience of defining its future.

    Learn more
    • Aerospace and defense
    • Automotive
    • Banking and capital markets
    • Consumer products
    • Energy and utilities
    • Healthcare
    • High-tech
    • Hospitality and travel
    • Insurance
    • Life sciences
    • Manufacturing
    • Media and entertainment
    • Public sector
    • Retail
    • Telecoms
  • Services
    Services

    Discover our portfolio – constantly evolving to keep pace with the ever-changing needs of our clients.

    Learn more
    • Cloud
    • Customer first
    • Cybersecurity
    • Data and artificial intelligence
    • Enterprise management
    • Intelligent industry
    • Sustainability
  • Careers
    Careers

    Become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and experts – and help us to make a difference.

    Learn more
    • Why join Capgemini
    • Life at Capgemini
    • Meet our people
    • Career paths
      • Career paths
      • Students and graduates
      • Experienced professionals
      • Executives
      • Our professions
      • Careers at Capgemini Engineering
      • Careers at Capgemini Invent
    • Join us
      • Join us
      • Recruitment process
      • Interview tips
      • Job search
  • News
    News

    See our latest news, and stories from across the business, and explore our archives.

    Learn more
    • Press releases
    • Analyst recognition
    • Client stories
    • Inside stories
    • Social media
    • Events
  • About us
    About us

    We are a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology.

    Learn more
    • Who we are
      • Who we are
      • What we do
      • The way we work
      • Our innovation ecosystem
      • Values and Ethics
      • Our brands
    • Management and governance
      • Management and governance
      • Board of Directors
      • Executive committee
      • Responsible business
      • Policies
    • Environment, Social & Governance
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Digital inclusion
      • Diversity and inclusion
      • Environmental sustainability
      • Partnerships
      • Tech4Positive Futures
    • Transforming sports
      • Transforming sports
      • Peugeot Sport
      • Ryder Cup
      • Tour de France
      • World Rugby
      • The 37th America’s Cup
    • Technology partners
    • Locations
Investors Contact us
Global | EN Global | EN
Select your location
Global | EN Global | EN
  • Worldwide
    • Global | ENGlobal | EN
  • Americas
    • ArgentinaArgentina | ES
    • BrazilBrazil | PT
    • CanadaCanada | EN
    • CanadaCanada | FR
    • ColombiaColombia | ES
    • GuatemalaGuatemala | EN
    • MexicoMexico | ES
    • United StatesUnited States | EN
  • Asia Pacific
    • AustraliaAustralia | EN
    • ChinaChina | ZH
    • IndiaIndia | EN
    • JapanJapan | JP
    • New ZealandNew Zealand | EN
    • SingaporeSingapore | EN
  • Europe, Middle East & Africa
    • AustriaAustria | EN
    • BelgiumBelgium | EN
    • Czech RepublicCzech Republic | EN
    • DenmarkDenmark | EN
    • EgyptEgypt | EN
    • FinlandFinland | EN
    • FranceFrance | FR
    • GermanyGermany | DE
    • HungaryHungary | EN
    • ItalyItaly | IT
    • MoroccoMorocco | EN
    • NetherlandsNetherlands | NL
    • NorwayNorway | NO
    • PolandPoland | PL
    • PortugalPortugal | EN
    • RomaniaRomania | EN
    • Saudi ArabiaKSA | EN
    • SpainSpain | ES
    • SwedenSweden | EN
    • SwitzerlandSwitzerland | EN
    • UAEUAE | EN
    • UKUK | EN
  • Contact us
  • Investors
  • Global | EN Global | EN
Select your location
Global | EN Global | EN
  • Worldwide
    • Global | ENGlobal | EN
  • Americas
    • ArgentinaArgentina | ES
    • BrazilBrazil | PT
    • CanadaCanada | EN
    • CanadaCanada | FR
    • ColombiaColombia | ES
    • GuatemalaGuatemala | EN
    • MexicoMexico | ES
    • United StatesUnited States | EN
  • Asia Pacific
    • AustraliaAustralia | EN
    • ChinaChina | ZH
    • IndiaIndia | EN
    • JapanJapan | JP
    • New ZealandNew Zealand | EN
    • SingaporeSingapore | EN
  • Europe, Middle East & Africa
    • AustriaAustria | EN
    • BelgiumBelgium | EN
    • Czech RepublicCzech Republic | EN
    • DenmarkDenmark | EN
    • EgyptEgypt | EN
    • FinlandFinland | EN
    • FranceFrance | FR
    • GermanyGermany | DE
    • HungaryHungary | EN
    • ItalyItaly | IT
    • MoroccoMorocco | EN
    • NetherlandsNetherlands | NL
    • NorwayNorway | NO
    • PolandPoland | PL
    • PortugalPortugal | EN
    • RomaniaRomania | EN
    • Saudi ArabiaKSA | EN
    • SpainSpain | ES
    • SwedenSweden | EN
    • SwitzerlandSwitzerland | EN
    • UAEUAE | EN
    • UKUK | EN
Capgemini
  • Insights
    Insights

    Explore our latest thought leadership, ideas, and insights on the issues that are shaping the future of business and society.

    Learn more
    • Hot topics
      • Reshape your future with AI
      • Leading sustainability
      • The future of technology
      • Marketing for customer experience
    • Conversations for tomorrow
    • Initiatives with the World Economic Forum
    • Our research library
    • Expert perspectives
  • Industries
    Industries

    Choose a partner with intimate knowledge of your industry and first-hand experience of defining its future.

    Learn more
    • Aerospace and defense
    • Automotive
    • Banking and capital markets
    • Consumer products
    • Energy and utilities
    • Healthcare
    • High-tech
    • Hospitality and travel
    • Insurance
    • Life sciences
    • Manufacturing
    • Media and entertainment
    • Public sector
    • Retail
    • Telecoms
  • Services
    Services

    Discover our portfolio – constantly evolving to keep pace with the ever-changing needs of our clients.

    Learn more
    • Cloud
    • Customer first
    • Cybersecurity
    • Data and artificial intelligence
    • Enterprise management
    • Intelligent industry
    • Sustainability
  • Careers
    Careers

    Become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and experts – and help us to make a difference.

    Learn more
    • Why join Capgemini
    • Life at Capgemini
    • Meet our people
    • Career paths
      • Students and graduates
      • Experienced professionals
      • Executives
      • Our professions
      • Careers at Capgemini Engineering
      • Careers at Capgemini Invent
    • Join us
      • Recruitment process
      • Interview tips
      • Job search
  • News
    News

    See our latest news, and stories from across the business, and explore our archives.

    Learn more
    • Press releases
    • Analyst recognition
    • Client stories
    • Inside stories
    • Social media
    • Events
  • About us
    About us

    We are a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology.

    Learn more
    • Who we are
      • What we do
      • The way we work
      • Our innovation ecosystem
      • Values and Ethics
      • Our brands
    • Management and governance
      • Board of Directors
      • Executive committee
      • Responsible business
      • Policies
    • Environment, Social & Governance
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Digital inclusion
      • Diversity and inclusion
      • Environmental sustainability
      • Partnerships
      • Tech4Positive Futures
    • Transforming sports
      • Peugeot Sport
      • Ryder Cup
      • Tour de France
      • World Rugby
      • The 37th America’s Cup
    • Technology partners
    • Locations
Search
Most searched:

Cloud

Management team

Artificial intelligence

Show all results
  • Home
  • Insights
    • Hot topics
    • Conversations for tomorrow
    • Initiatives with the World Economic Forum
    • Our research library
    • Expert perspectives
  • Our research library
  • Multi-unit stacking
Digital transformation
capgemini-engineering

MULTI-UNIT STACKING

Download white paper2 MB pdf
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin

GOING BEYOND THE STANDARDS

Switch stacking is a technology that connects multiple physical switches into a single logical switch. Network administrators can add or remove switches to increase or decrease port count without getting a multi-card chassis switch and dealing with the configuration of multiple switches. The network can evolve over a period with a pay as you grow model and therefore benefit from both the switch vendors and their customers.

Leading switch vendors like Cisco, Juniper, HPE, Dell, Extreme Networks, Huawei, etc., support stacking in their enterprise and campus switch models. Leading silicon vendors like Broadcom and Marvell also support feature extensions that enable switch stacking.

Performance is best if the underlying hardware also supports stacking, but switches can be stacked even without hardware support for the feature. Though the goals and objectives of stacking are the same, vendor implementations are completely proprietary.

In this white paper, we discuss the objectives, topologies, operations and maintenance of stacked switches, and also look at some specific vendor implementations to compare them.

Capgemini
  • Insights
  • Industries
  • Services
  • Careers
  • About us
  • Investors
  • Terms of use
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy notice
  • Security vulnerability notification
  • Cookie settings
  • Cookie policy
  • Fraud alert
Capgemini

Our brands:

  • Column 1
    • Insights
    • Industries
    • Services
    • Careers
    • News
    • About us
    • Contact us
    • Investors
  • Column 2
    • Accessibility
    • Cookie policy
    • Cookie settings
    • Privacy notice
    • Security vulnerability notification
    • SpeakUp
    • Terms of use
    • Fraud alert
© Capgemini, 2025. All rights reserved.
  • LinkedIn LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • Instagram Instagram Instagram
  • Facebook Facebook Facebook
  • Youtube Youtube Youtube
  • Glassdoor Glassdoor Glassdoor
© Capgemini, 2025. All rights reserved.