Link Aggregation - Siemens SCALANCE XB-200 Configuration Manual

Changing the configured port status with loop detection
The configuration of the port status can be changed with the "Loop Detection" function. If, for
example, the administrator has disabled a port, the port can be enabled again after a device
restart with "enabled". The port status "Link down" is not changed by "Loop Detection".
5.5.10

Link aggregation

Bundling network connections for redundancy and higher bandwidth
A link aggregation according to IEEE 802.3AD allows several connections between
neighboring devices to be bundled to achieve higher bandwidths and to protect against
failure.
Ports on both partner devices are included in link aggregations and the devices are then
connected via these ports. To assign ports correctly to a partner device, the Link
Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) from the IEEE 802.3AD standard is used.
Up to 8 link aggregations can be defined. A maximum of 8 ports can be assigned to each link
aggregation.
Note
When a port is assigned to a link aggregation but is not active (e.g. link down), the values
displayed may differ from the values configured for the link aggregation.
If the port in the link aggregation becomes active, individual port configurations such as DCP
forwarding are overwritten with the configured values of the link aggregation.
Display of the configured aggregation
This page displays all the configured link aggregations.
SCALANCE XB-200/XC-200/XP-200 Web Based Management
Configuration Manual, 07/2016, C79000-G8976-C360-04
Configuring with Web Based Management
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