Designating a Multicast Router Interface........................................................................................396
22 Interfaces.........................................................................................................397
Basic Interface Configuration...........................................................................................................397
Advanced Interface Configuration...................................................................................................397
Port Numbering Convention............................................................................................................397
Interface Types.................................................................................................................................398
View Basic Interface Information.....................................................................................................398
Enabling a Physical Interface...........................................................................................................400
Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................401
Port Pipes.....................................................................................................................................401
Network Processing Units (NPUs)..............................................................................................401
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.........................................................................402
Overview of Layer Modes...........................................................................................................402
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.......................................................................................402
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................403
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode........................................................................................403
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................404
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)........................................................................................................405
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................................405
Configuring EIS...........................................................................................................................405
Management Interfaces...................................................................................................................406
Configuring a Dedicated Management Interface .....................................................................406
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port......................................................407
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................408
Loopback Interfaces.........................................................................................................................409
Null Interfaces...................................................................................................................................409
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................410
Port Channel Definition and Standards......................................................................................410
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................410
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................410
10/40 Gbps Interfaces in Port Channels.....................................................................................411
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.......................................................................411
Creating a Port Channel..............................................................................................................412
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel...........................................................................412
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................414
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel....................................................415
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN....................................................................415
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................416
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................416
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................416
Load-Balancing Methods............................................................................................................417