Trunking; Aggregator Setting - Planet VC-820M User Manual

4.5 Trunking

Port Trunking (also called "Link Aggregation") is the combination of several ports or network cables to expand the
connection speed beyond the limits of any one single port or network cable. The Managed Switch supports two types of port
trunk technology:

Static Trunk

LACP
The Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) provides a standardized means for exchanging information between
Partner Systems on a link to allow their Link Aggregation Control instances to reach agreement on the identity of the Link
Aggregation Group to which the link belongs, move the link to that Link Aggregation Group, and enable its transmission and
reception functions in an orderly manner. Link aggregation lets you group up to eight consecutive ports into a single
dedicated connection. This feature can expand bandwidth to a device on the network. LACP operation requires
full-duplex mode. For more information, refer to IEEE 802.3ad.

4.5.1 Aggregator Setting

This section provides Port Trunk-Aggregator Setting of each port from the Managed Switch.
Figure 4-5-1-1: Port Trunk—Aggregator Setting Interface (two ports are added to the left field with LACP enabled)
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