{"id":663218,"date":"2021-02-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/?post_type=research-and-insight&#038;p=663218"},"modified":"2025-03-19T11:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:15:54","slug":"multi-unit-stacking","status":"publish","type":"research-and-insight","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/insights\/research-library\/multi-unit-stacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-unit stacking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½_Multi-Unit-Stacking.jpg\" class=\"header-img header-img-d\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:52% 74%\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"heroPictureCardHeaderShape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"boxTagWrapper\"><div class=\"tagInfo\"><\/div><div class=\"brandInfo\"><div class=\"brandLogo\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/capgemini2020\/assets\/images\/capgemini-engineering.svg\" alt=\"capgemini-engineering\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"box-title\"><h1 data-maxlength=\"34\">MULTI-UNIT STACKING<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"inner-row-insight download-btn\"><div class=\"col-md-4 downloadFiles addPadding\"><a class=\"button-download--small\" type=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/multi-unitstacking-whitepaper_feb21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><span>Download white paper<\/span><span class=\"type\">2 MB  pdf<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para undefined section section--intro\"><div class=\"intro-para\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/insights\/research-library\/multi-unit-stacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/dk-en\/insights\/research-library\/multi-unit-stacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\">GOING BEYOND THE STANDARDS<\/h2><p class=\"intro-para-content\">Switch stacking is a technology that connects multiple physical switches into a single logical switch. 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