4.4 Trunk Management
4.4.1 Trunk
Trunk means port convergence, configure the software settings and connect two or more
physical ports to become a logical path to increase the bandwidth between switches and
network nodes. The bandwidth merge of several ports provides an exclusive high
bandwidth several times than an independent port.
On the [LACP / TRUNK] page, you can observe the current port link convergence
information shown in the figure below:
Configuration directions for example:
Connect switch A’s ports 1 - 2 with switch B’s ports 1 - 2
• Enable a convergence group in switch A
• Select ports 1 and 2
• Click <Save>
• Switch B and switch A are in consistent procedure
• End
Please note: Each convergence group supports up to 8 ports. Ports with the following cases can not
be added to a convergence group:
1) Ports with the 802.1X function
2) The mirror port
3) Port with MAC Address binding
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In the same convergence group: the port speed, duplex mode, and basic configuration
must be consistent. STP consistent configuration: including STP ports ON / OFF, STP
priority, STP cost, whether to open loop guard and root guard, or edge ports. QoS
configuration is consistent. VLAN consistent configuration, including permitted VLAN and
the default port of VLAN ID. Link type of the ports is consistent.
Caution
