Configuring Link Aggregation; Understanding Port Trunk Groups - D-Link DGS-3324SRi User Manual

D-Link DGS-3324SRi Intelligent Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch
1. Select the Source Port from where you want to copy frames and the Target Port, which receives the
copies from the source port.
2. Select the Source Direction, Ingress, Egress, or Both and change the Status drop-down menu to
Enabled.
3. Click Apply to let the changes take effect.
NOTE: You cannot mirror a fast port onto a slower port. For example, if you try
to mirror the traffic from a 100 Mbps port onto a 10 Mbps port, this can cause
throughput problems. The port you are copying frames from should always
support an equal or lower speed than the port to which you are sending the copies.
Also, the target port for the mirroring cannot be a member of a trunk group.
Please note a target port and a source port cannot be the same port.

Configuring Link Aggregation

Understanding Port Trunk Groups

Port trunk groups are used to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data pipeline.
The DGS-3324SRi supports up to 32 port trunk groups with 2 to 8 ports in each group. A potential bit rate of
8000 Mbps can be achieved.
The Switch treats all ports in a trunk group as a single port. Data transmitted to a specific host (destination
address) will always be transmitted over the same port in a trunk group. This allows packets in a data stream to
arrive in the same order they were sent.
Figure 4- 4. Example of Port Trunk Group
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