iStack virtualizes multiple devices into one device, greatly simplifying network configuration and device management.

iStack (Intelligent Stack) is a horizontal virtualization technology used primarily at the access and aggregation layers of the campus network. It allows multiple physical switches to be connected via stack cables and managed as a single logical device with a unified management IP and configuration file. This eliminates the need for complex protocols like STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) to prevent loops, as the links between the stack and the upstream devices are treated as a single inter-device Eth-Trunk.