Reference Guide

580 | Interfaces
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ipg (Gigabit Ethernet interfaces)
e
Set the Inter-packet gap (IPG) to 8 bytes for traffic on a Gigabit Ethernet interface.
Syntax
ipg 8
To return to the default setting, enter no ipg.
Parameters
Defaults
12 bytes
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
Usage
Information
For 1-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces only.
ipg (10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces)
e
Set the Inter-packet Gap for traffic on 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface.
Syntax
ipg {ieee-802.3ae | shrink}
To return to the default of averaging the IPG, enter no ipg {shrink | ieee-802.3ae}
Parameters
Defaults
averaging the IPG
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
Usage
Information
For 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces only.
IPG equals 96 bits times from end of the previous packet to start of the pre-amble of the next packet.
8 Enter the keyword 8 to set the IPG to 8 bytes.
Version 8.2.1.0 Support for 4093 VLANs on E-Series ExaScale. Prior releases supported 2094.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced for E-Series
Note: This command is an EtherScale only command.
ieee-802.3ae Enter the keyword ieee-802.3ae to set the IPG to 12 (12-15) bytes (packet size
dependent)
shrink Enter the keyword shrink to set the IPG to 8 (8-11) bytes (packet size dependent).
pre-Version 6.1.1.0
Introduced for E-Series (
EtherScale-only)