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Ethernet interface configuration ·································································································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································································· 1
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ······································································································· 1
Configuring Duplex Mode and Speed on an Ethernet Interface ········································································· 1
Setting speed options for auto negotiation on an Ethernet interface ·································································· 2
Configuring flow control on an Ethernet interface ································································································ 3
Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ·························································· 3
Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ························································································ 4
Configuring a port group ········································································································································ 4
Enabling the auto power-down function on an Ethernet interface ······································································ 5
Configuring storm suppression ······························································································································· 5
Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 6
Setting the statistics polling interval ························································································································ 8
Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································································· 8
Enabling loopback detection on an Ethernet interface ························································································ 8
Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface ·································································································· 11
Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ······································································································· 11
Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 12
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 12
Loopback and null interface configuration ··············································································································· 14
Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 14
Introduction to the loopback interface················································································································· 14
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 14
Configuring the null interface ······································································································································· 15
Introduction to the null interface ··························································································································· 15
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 15
Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces ························································································ 16
MAC address table configuration ···························································································································· 17
Overview ········································································································································································· 17
How a MAC address table entry is created ······································································································· 17
Types of MAC address table entries ··················································································································· 18
MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 18
Configuring the MAC address table ···························································································································· 18
Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address table entries ······················································· 19
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ······································································ 19
Configuring the MAC learning limit ···················································································································· 20
Configuring static multicast MAC address entries ····························································································· 20
Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables ····································································································· 21
MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 22
Ethernet link aggregation configuration ··················································································································· 23
Overview ········································································································································································· 23
Basic concepts ······················································································································································· 23
Aggregating links in static mode ························································································································· 26
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ··················································································································· 27
Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ····························································································· 29
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 29
Configuring an aggregation group ····························································································································· 29
