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2.5
Trunk
The GSS-8T2SFP supports MAC-based trunking. This allows more than one port to be grouped
together as a single link connection between two switch devices. The GSS-8T2SFP allows one trunk
group that can accommodate up to 4 trunk members. This feature provides redundancy and increases
the effective bandwidth through the link. Trunking operates via a dynamic MAC-based algorithm. It
provides dynamic failover when a port within the group fails or is disconnected. If a port within the
trunk group fails, the other ports of the trunk group assume the traffic load automatically.
The following parameters are required to be set:
n
Enable/Disable
– click the Enable button to enable the trunk function or the Disable button to
disable it
n
Member
– the member port(s) of the trunk group
Select the
Trunk
menu on the web page to activate the page shown below.
Because a trunk port is aggregated with the other member ports within the group,
there are some
rules to limit the configuration of ports withing the trunking group
. The following section will
list the related rules for this function.
