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DES-3550 Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Switch
Figure 6- 10. Link Aggregation Group Configuration window - Modify
The user-changeable parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Group ID
Select an ID number for the group, between 1 and 6.
State
Trunk groups can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled. This is used to turn a
port trunking group on or off. This is useful for diagnostics, to quickly isolate a
bandwidth intensive network device or to have an absolute backup aggregation
group that is not under automatic control.
Master Port
Choose the Master Port for the trunk group using the pull down menu.
Member Ports
Choose the members of a trunked group. Up to 8 ports per group can be assigned
to a group.
Flooding Port
A trunking group must designate one port to allow transmission of broadcasts and
unknown unicasts.
Active Port
Shows the port that is currently forwarding packets.
Type
This pull-down menu allows you to select between Static and LACP (Link
Aggregation Control Protocol). LACP allows for the automatic detection of links in a
Port Trunking Group.
After setting the previous parameters, click Apply to allow your changes to be implemented. Successfully created trunk
groups will be show in the Current Link Aggregation Group Entries as seen in Figure 6-8.
LACP Port Setting
The LACP Port Setting window is used in conjunction with the Link Aggregation window to create port trunking groups
on the Switch. Using the following window, the user may set which ports will be active and passive in processing and
sending LACP control frames.
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