Link Aggregation Commands

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Example

Console#show rate-limit

Fast ethernet granularity: 1000

Gigabit ethernet granularity: 33300

Console#

Ports can be statically grouped into an aggregate link (i.e., trunk) to increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery. Or you can use the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to automatically negotiate a trunk link between this switch and another network device. For static trunks, the switches have to comply with the Cisco EtherChannel standard. For dynamic trunks, the switches have to comply with LACP. This switch supports up to four trunks. For example, a trunk consisting of two 1000 Mbps ports can support an aggregate bandwidth of 4 Gbps when operating at full duplex.

Table 4-44 Link Aggregation Commands

Command	Function	Mode	Page
Manual Configuration	Commands

interface	Configures a trunk and enters	GC	4-146
port-channel	interface configuration mode
	for the trunk

channel-group	Adds a port to a trunk	IC (Ethernet)	4-166

Dynamic Configuration	Command

lacp	Configures LACP for the	IC (Ethernet)	4-167
	current interface

lacp system-priority	Configures a port's LACP	IC (Ethernet)	4-168
	system priority

lacp admin-key	Configures a port's	IC (Ethernet)	4-170
	administration key

lacp admin-key	Configures an port channel’s	IC (Port Channel)	4-171
	administration key

4-164

TigerSwitch specifications

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SMC Networks TigerSwitch manual Link Aggregation Commands

Models: TigerSwitch

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Example