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Interface Naming Convention

The switch supports physical and logical interfaces. Interfaces are identified by their type and
the interface number. The physical ports are gigabit interfaces and are numbered on the front
panel. You configure the logical interfaces by using the software. The following table
describes the naming convention for all interfaces available on the switch.
Interface
Physical
Link Aggregation Group (LAG) LAG interfaces are logical interfaces that are only
CPU Management Interface
Description
The physical ports are gigabit Ethernet interfaces and
are numbered sequentially starting from one.
used for bridging functions.
This is the internal switch interface responsible for the
switch base MAC address. This interface is not
configurable and is always listed in the MAC Address
Table.
Example
g1, g2, g3
l1, l2, l3
LAG1, LAG2
c1
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