Chapter 11 Avaya P330 Layer 2 Features

LAG

LAG Overview

A LAG uses multiple ports to create a high bandwidth connection with another

device. For example: Assigning four 100BASE-T ports to a LAG on an Avaya P330

allows the switch to communicate at an effective rate of 400 Mbps with another

switch.

LAGs provide a cost-effective method for creating a high bandwidth connection.

LAGs also provide built-in redundancy for the ports that belong to a LAG. If a port

in a LAG fails, its traffic is directed to another port within the LAG.

The behavior of the LAG is derived from the base port (the first port that becomes a LAG member). The attributes of the base port, such as port speed, VLAN number, etc., are applied to all the other member ports in the LAG.

When created, each LAG is automatically assigned a logical port number (usually

designated 10x). This logical port number can then be used as any regular panel

port for all configuration required for the LAG (Spanning Tree, Redundancy, etc.) In the P330-ML switches you need to erase all ports in t.he LAG in order to remove it.

LAG CLI Commands

The following table contains a list of the CLI commands for the LAG feature. The rules of syntax and output examples are all set out in detail in the P330 Reference Guide.

In order to...

Use the following command...

 

 

 

 

Enable or disable a Link

set port channel

Aggregation Group (LAG) logical

 

port on the switch

 

 

 

Display Link Aggregation Group

show port channel

(LAG) information for a specific

 

switch or port

 

 

 

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