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the links fails, thus reliability could be maintained. Select the type of aggregation in the
Aggregation type
drop-down list.
Static Aggregation
For static aggregation, you must manually maintain the aggregation state of the member ports as system
does not allow adding a new port or deleting any existing member port. Down to 2 member ports must
be included in a single aggregation group. LACP is disabled on the member ports in static LACP mode.
Ports in static aggregation group must all be of the same port speed and will stay in forwarding state. In
case a certain port is set to a different speed, packets on it will be forwarded at the actual connection
speed. The rate of the aggregation group equals the total rate of its member ports.
LACP
For LACP aggregation, you must manually maintain the aggregation state of the member ports. Whether
ports in LACP group are aggregation ports or not is determined by LLDPBU frame auto-negotiation.
Down to 2 member ports must be included in a single aggregation group. LACP is enabled on the
member ports in LACP mode. Ports in an LACP aggregation group may stay either in a forwarding status
or a blocked status. Ports in LACP aggregation group will be in a forwarding status. If all ports in the
aggregation group are not aggregated, only the first port will be in the forwarding status. Ports in
forwarding status can send/receive both service packets and LACP frames; ports in blocked status can
only send/receive LACP frames.