Chapter 13 Interfaces

13.2.1 Port Grouping Overview

Use port grouping to create port groups and to assign physical ports and port groups to Ethernet interfaces.

Each physical port is assigned to one Ethernet interface. In port grouping, the Ethernet interfaces are called representative interfaces. If you assign more than one physical port to a representative interface, you create a port group. Port groups have the following characteristics:

•There is a layer-2 Ethernet switch between physical ports in the port group. This provides wire-speed throughput but no security.

•It can increase the bandwidth between the port group and other interfaces.

13.2.2Port Grouping Screen

Define the relationship between physical ports, port groups, and Ethernet interfaces in the Port Grouping screen. Port grouping does not apply to ports 7 and 8 (the dual-personality Ethernet port and SFP slot pairs). The are always assigned to interfaces ge7 and ge8, respectively. To access this screen, click Configuration > Network > Interface > Port Grouping.

Figure 248 Configuration > Network > Interface > Port Grouping

 

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