Users Guide

Handling of Switch-Destined Traffic........................................................................... 465
Handling of Transit Traffic (Traffic Separation)..........................................................465
Mapping of Management Applications and Traffic Type.........................................466
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Traffic ................................467
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Traffic ..............................468
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications.......................................................... 469
Designating a Multicast Router Interface..........................................................................470
25 Interfaces............................................................................................................................. 471
Basic Interface Configuration.............................................................................................. 471
Advanced Interface Configuration......................................................................................471
Interface Types....................................................................................................................... 472
View Basic Interface Information........................................................................................473
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State..........................................................475
Enabling a Physical Interface............................................................................................... 475
Physical Interfaces................................................................................................................. 476
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces..........................................................476
Overview of Layer Modes...............................................................................................476
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode......................................................................... 477
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.......................................................................... 477
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.......................................................................... 478
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..........................................................................478
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)...........................................................................................479
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................... 479
Configuring EIS.................................................................................................................480
Management Interfaces....................................................................................................... 480
Configuring Management Interfaces...........................................................................480
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port.................................... 482
VLAN Interfaces......................................................................................................................483
Loopback Interfaces..............................................................................................................484
Null Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 484
Port Channel Interfaces........................................................................................................485
Port Channel Definition and Standards.......................................................................485
Port Channel Benefits..................................................................................................... 485
Port Channel Implementation.......................................................................................485
Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................................486
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces......................................................486
Creating a Port Channel................................................................................................. 487
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................... 487
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel..................................................... 489
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel................................. 490
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.................................................. 490
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