NETGEAR GS728TPP, GS752TP manual Link Aggregation Groups, LAG Configuration

GS752TP, GS728TP, and GS728TPP Gigabit Smart Switches

Link Aggregation Groups

Link aggregation groups (LAGs), which are also known as port channels, allow you to combine multiple full-duplex Ethernet links into a single logical link. Network devices treat the aggregation as if it were a single link, which increases fault tolerance and provides load sharing. You assign the LAG VLAN membership after you create a LAG. The LAG by default becomes a member of the management VLAN.

A LAG interface can be either static or dynamic, but not both. All members of a LAG must participate in the same protocols. A static port channel interface does not require a partner system to be able to aggregate its member ports.

Static LAGs are supported. When a port is added to a LAG as a static member, it does not transmit or receive LAGPDUs. This switch supports eight LAGs.

From the LAGs menu, you can access features described in the following sections:

•LAG Configuration

•LAG Membership

•LACP Configuration

•LACP Port Configuration

LAG Configuration

Use the LAG Configuration screen to group one or more full-duplex Ethernet links to aggregate together to form a link aggregation group, which is also known as a port channel. The switch treats the LAG as if it were a single link.

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