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Dynamic link aggregation
describes the information displayed by the show trunk command.
Dynamic link aggregation
The device software supports the IEEE 802.3ad standard for link aggregation. This standard
describes the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), a mechanism for allowing ports on both
sides of a redundant link to form a trunk link (aggregate link), without the need for manual
configuration of the ports into trunk groups.
When you enable link aggregation on a group of ports, the ports can negotiate with the ports at the
remote ends of the links to establish trunk groups.
The link aggregation feature automates trunk configuration but can coexist with the trunk group
feature. Link aggregation parameters do not interfere with trunk group parameters.
TABLE 62
CLI trunk group information
This field...
Displays...
Trunk ID
The trunk group number. The software numbers the groups in the display to make the
display easy to use.
HW Trunk ID
The trunk ID.
Duplex
The mode of the port, which can be one of the following:
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None – The link on the primary trunk port is down.
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Full – The primary port is running in full-duplex.
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Half – The primary port is running in half-duplex.
NOTE: This field and the following fields apply only to operational trunk groups.
Speed
The speed set for the port. The value can be one of the following:
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None – The link on the primary trunk port is down.
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10 – The port speed is 10 Mbps.
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100 – The port speed is 100 Mbps.
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IG – The port speed is 1000 Mbps.
Tag
Indicates whether the ports have 802.1Q VLAN tagging. The value can be Yes or No.
Priority
Indicates the Quality of Service (QoS) priority of the ports. The priority can be a value
from 0 – 7.
Active Ports
The number of ports in the trunk group that are currently active.
Ports
The ports in the trunk group.
Link_Status
The link status or each port in the trunk group.
LACP_Status
For more information about this feature, refer to the section
determining the status of aggregate links”
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Ready - The port is functioning normally in the trunk group and is able to transmit
and receive LACP packets.
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Expired - The time has expired (as determined by timeout values) and the port has
shut down because the port on the other side of the link has stopped transmitting
packets.
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Down - The port physical link is down.
Load Sharing
The number of traffic flows currently being load balanced on the trunk ports. All traffic
exchanged within the flow is forwarded on the same trunk port. For information about
trunk load sharing, refer to