Aggregating Ports - Dell PowerConnect 5424 User Manual

Defining Voice VLAN OUIs Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for defining Voice VLAN OUIs .
Table 7-35. Voice VLAN OUIs
CLI Command
voice vlan oui-table {add mac-address-prefix
[description text] | remove mac-address-prefix}
no voice vlan oui-table

Aggregating Ports

Port Aggregation optimizes port usage by linking a group of ports together to form a single Link
Aggregated Group (LAG). Port Aggregation multiplies the bandwidth between the devices, increases
port flexibility, and provides link redundancy. The device supports up to eight LAGs per system, and
eight ports per LAG per device.
Each LAG is composed of ports of the same speed, set to full-duplex operations. Ports in a LAG, can be
of different media types (UTP/Fiber, or different fiber types), provided they operate at the same speed.
Aggregated Links can be assigned manually or automatically by enabling Link Aggregation Control
Protocol (LACP) on the relevant links. The device provides LAG Load Balancing based on both source
MAC addresses and destination MAC addresses.
Aggregated Links are treated by the system as a single logical port. Specifically, the Aggregated Link has
similar port attributes to a non-aggregated port, including auto-negotiation, speed, Duplex setting, etc.
The device supports both static LAGs and Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) LAGs. LACP
LAG negotiate Aggregated Port links with other LACP ports located on a different device. If the other
device ports are also LACP ports, the devices establish a LAG between them.
The following guidelines should be followed when adding ports to a LAG:
• There is no Layer 3 interface defined on the port.
• The port does not belong to any VLAN.
• The port does not belong to any other LAG.
• The port is not a mirrored port.
• The port's 802.1p priority is equal to LAGs 802.1p priority.
• QoS Trust is not disabled on the port.
• GVRP is not enabled.
Ports can be configured as LACP ports only if the ports are not part of a previously configured LAG.
The device uses a hash function to determine which frames are carried on which aggregated-link
member. The hash function statistically load-balances the aggregated link members. The device
considers an Aggregated Link as a single logical port.
CLI Commands
Description
To configure the voice OUI table, use the voice vlan oui-table
command in global configuration mode. To return to default,
use the no form of this command.
Configuring Device Information
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