Waters Network Systems
User’s Manual
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Operating in half-duplex mode
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Aggregate the ports with different data rates
Static Trunk:
Ports using Static Trunk as their trunk method can choose their unique Static Group ID (also
1~3, this Static group ID can be the same with another LACP group ID) to form a logic “trunked
port”. The benefit of using Static Trunk method is that a port can immediately become a member
of a trunk group without handshaking with its peer port. This is a disadvantage because the
peer ports of the static trunk group may not know that they should be aggregate together to
form a “logic trunked port”. Using Static Trunk on both end of a link is strongly recommended.
Low speed links will stay in “not ready” state when using static trunk to aggregate with high
speed links.
The switch supports a maximum of three trunk groups for LACP and additional three trunk
groups for Static Trunk. In the system capability view, only three “real trunked” groups are
supported. An LACP trunk group with more than one ready member-ports is a “real trunked”
group. An LACP trunk group with only one or less than one ready member-ports is not a “real
trunked” group. Any Static trunk group is a “real trunked” group.
Per Trunking Group supports a maximum of four ready member-ports. Please note that some
decisions will automatically be made by the system while you are configuring your trunking ports.
Trunk setting rules are listed below:
Maximum of three groups are allowed
The members of each group cannot exceed more than four ports
Group 1 and 2 cannot exist in ports 25 and 26
Group 3 cannot exist in ports 1~24
Function name:
Port Setting/Status
Function description:
Port setting/status is used to configure the trunk setting for the ports.
Parameter description:
Method:
This determines the method a port uses to aggregate with other ports.
None: (default)
A port does not aggregate with other ports.
LACP:
A port uses LACP as its trunk method to aggregate with other ports also using LACP.
Static:
A port uses Static Trunk as its trunk method to aggregate with other ports also using Static
Trunk.