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Duplex:
When you select Manual port type, you can further specify the current operation Duplex
mode (full or half duplex) of the port(s).
Flow Control:
Enable or disable the flow control.
Description:
Enter the brief descrition for this specific port.
4.4.3 Link Aggregation
Link aggregation is an inexpensive way to set up a high-speed backbone network that transfers
much more data than any one single port or device can deliver without replacing everything and
buying new hardware.
For most backbone installations, it is common to install more cabling or fiber optic pairs than
initially necessary, even if there is no immediate need for the additional cabling. This action is
taken because labor costs are higher than the cost of the cable and running extra cable reduces
future labor costs if networking needs changes. Link aggregation can allow the use of these extra
cables to increase backbone speeds with little or no extra cost if ports are available.
This Managed switch supports 2 link aggregation modes: static
Port Trunk
and dynamic
Link
Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
using the IEEE 802.3ad standard. These allow several
devices to communicate simultaneously at their full single-port speed while not allowing any one
single device to occupy all available backbone capacities.
Click
Link Aggregation
folder from the
Switch Management
menu and then three options within
this folder will be displayed.
1. Trunk Mode Configuration:
Enable or disable Source and Destination MAC address.
2. Port Trunking:
Create, edit or delete port trunking group(s).
3. LACP Port Configuration:
Set up the configuration of LACP on all or some ports.
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