Configuring Ethernet Port Groups - AudioCodes Mediant 4000 SBC User Manual

CHAPTER 13 Network
Parameter
[PhysicalPortsTable_
Mode]
'Speed and Duplex'
speed-duplex
[PhysicalPortsTable_
SpeedDuplex]
Ethernet Group
'Member of Ethernet
Group'
group-member
[PhysicalPortsTable_
GroupMember]
'Group Status'
group-status
[PhysicalPortsTable_
GroupStatus]

Configuring Ethernet Port Groups

The Ethernet Groups table lets you configure Ethernet Groups. An Ethernet Group represents a
physical Ethernet port(s) on the device. You can assign an Ethernet Group with one, two, or no
ports (members). When two ports are assigned to an Ethernet Group, 1+1 Ethernet port redundancy
can be implemented in your network.In such a configuration, one port can be active while the other
standby or both ports can be active, depending on the ports' transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) settings.
This provides port redundancy within the Ethernet Group, whereby if a port is disconnected the
device switches over to the other port in the Ethernet Group. If you configure an Ethernet Group
with only one port, the Ethernet Group operates as a single port (no redundancy).
The Ethernet Groups table also lets you configure the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) settings of the
Ethernet ports per Ethernet Group. The Tx/Rx setting is applicable only to Ethernet Groups that
contain two ports. This setting determines whether either both ports or only one of the ports can
receive and/or transmit traffic.
The maximum number of Ethernet Groups that you can configure is the same as the number of
Ethernet ports provided by the device. Thus, the device supports up to eight Ethernet Groups. You
can assign one or two ports to an Ethernet Group. By default, each Ethernet Group is assigned
twoports (Ethernet Group 2 which is assigned only port 0/3); the other Ethernet Groups are empty.
For default port assignment to Ethernet Groups, see
Defines the speed and duplex mode of the port.
■ [0] 10BaseT Half Duplex
■ [1] 10BaseT Full Duplex
■ [2] 100BaseT Half Duplex
■ [3] 100BaseT Full Duplex
■ [4] Auto Negotiation (default)
■ [6] 1000BaseT Half Duplex
■ [7] 1000BaseT Full Duplex
(Read-only) Displays the Ethernet Group to which the port belongs.
To assign the port to a different Ethernet Group, see
Ethernet Port Groups.
(Read-only) Displays the status of the port:
■ "Active": Active port. When the Ethernet Group includes two ports
and their transmit/receive mode is configured to 2RX 1TX or 2RX
2TX, both ports show "Active".
■ "Redundant": Standby (redundant) port.
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Description
Configuring Physical Ethernet
Configuring
Ports.