59
4-2-5. Aggregation
The Aggregation (Port Trunking) Configuration is used to configure the settings of Link Aggregation.
You can bundle ports by same speed, MAC, and full duplex to be a single logical port, thus the logical port
can aggregate the bandwidth of these ports. This means you can apply your current Ethernet equipments
to build the bandwidth aggregation. For example, if three Fast Ethernet ports are aggregated into a
logical port, then this logical port’s bandwidth would be as three times as high as a single Fast Ethernet
port’s.
Function name:
Aggregation Configuration
Function description:
Display the current setup of Aggregation Trunking. With this function, user is allowed to add a new
trunking group or modify the members of an existed trunking group.
Parameter description:
Normal:
Set up the ports that do not join any aggregation trunking group.
Group 1~8:
Group the ports you choose together. Up to 12 ports can be selected for each group.
Fig. 4-10 Aggregation/Trunking Configuration
4-2-6. LACP
Smart Web Switch supports link aggregation IEEE802.3ad standard. The standard describes Link
Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP) which dynamically creates and manages trunk groups.
When you enable LACP link aggregation on a port, the port can automatically negotiate with the
ports at the remote end of a link to establish trunk groups. LACP also allows port redundancy, that is, if an
operational port fails, then one of the “standby” ports becomes operational without user intervention.
Function name:
LACP Port Configuration
Function description:
Enable or disable LACP protocol, user is allowed to set the aggregation key value.
Parameter description:
Protocol Enabled:
Just tick the check box (
;
)
to enable LACP protocol then press the
<Apply>
button to apply.
