LevelOne GTL-2691 - Manual (Page 1017)

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A
GGREGATION
C
OMMANDS
Ports can be statically grouped into an aggregate link (i.e., trunk) to
increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault
recovery. Or you can use the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to
automatically negotiate a trunk link between this switch and another
network device. For static trunks, the switches have to comply with the
Cisco EtherChannel standard. For dynamic trunks, the switches have to
comply with LACP. This switch supports up to 13 trunks, and up to 32 for
the stack. For example, a trunk consisting of two 1000 Mbps ports can
support an aggregate bandwidth of 4 Gbps when operating at full duplex.
G UIDELINES FOR C REATING T RUNKS
General Guidelines –
◆ Finish configuring port trunks before you connect the corresponding
network cables between switches to avoid creating a loop.
◆ A trunk can have up to 8 ports.
◆ The ports at both ends of a connection must be configured as trunk
ports.
Table 101: Link Aggregation Commands
Command Function Mode
Manual Configuration Commands
interface port-channel Configures a trunk and enters interface
configuration mode for the trunk
GC
port channel load-
balance
Sets the load-distribution method among ports
in aggregated links
GC
channel-group Adds a port to a trunk IC (Ethernet)
Dynamic Configuration Commands
lacp Configures LACP for the current interface IC (Ethernet)
lacp admin-key Configures a port's administration key IC (Ethernet)
lacp port-priority Configures a port's LACP port priority IC (Ethernet)
lacp system-priority Configures a port's LACP system priority IC (Ethernet)
lacp admin-key Configures an port channel’s administration key IC (Port Channel)
Trunk Status Display Commands
show interfaces status
port-channel
Shows trunk information NE, PE
show lacp Shows LACP information PE
show port-channel
load-balance
Shows the load-distribution method used on
aggregated links
PE