Chapter 10 Link Aggregation
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Figure 36
Link Aggregation (XGS1250-12)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 13 Link Aggregation
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Link Aggregation
Link Aggregation
Algorithm
Select the outgoing traffic distribution type. Packets from the same source and/or to the same
destination are sent over the same link within the trunk. By default, the Switch uses the
MAC SA
& DA
distribution type. If the Switch is behind a router, the packet’s destination or source MAC
address will be changed. In this case, set the Switch to distribute traffic based on its IP address
to make sure port trunking can work properly.
Select
MAC SA
to distribute traffic based on the packet’s source MAC address.
Select
MAC DA
to distribute traffic based on the packet’s destination MAC address.
Select
MAC SA & DA
to distribute traffic based on a combination of the packet’s source and
destination MAC addresses.
Link Aggregation
Group
The field identifies the default link aggregation groups the Switch supports. Select which link
aggregation group supports your choice in the previous field
Link Aggregation Algorithm
. For
example, enabling
LAG 1: Port 1 and Port 2 and Port 3 and Port 4
will allow packets from the
same source and/or to the same destination to go through ports 1 – 4 for a maximum
throughput of 8 Gbps. This allows for faster speed compared to passing packets through ports 1
– 4 individually (maximum 2 Gbps).
Note: The Switch has a link aggregation group containing ports 1 – 4, ports 5 and 6,
ports 7 and 8, and the other contains ports 9 – 10 (XGS1210-12) / 9 – 11
(XGS1250-12).
Note: Make sure the ports in a link aggregation group have the same PVID and
VLAN ID.
Apply
Click this button to save your changes to the Switch.
