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Name Description
The default is enabled for VSP 8000 Series but
disabled for VSP 7200 Series.
Note:
The 10 GigabitEthernet fiber-based ports can
operate at either 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) or
10 Gbps, dependent upon the capabilities of the
optical transceiver that you install.
This presents an ambiguity with respect to the
autonegotiation settings of the port, while 1
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports require
autonegotiation; autonegotiation is not defined
and is non-existent for 10 GbE ports.
For a 10GbE fiber-based port, you have the
capability to swap back-and-forth between 1
GbE and 10 GbE operation by simply swapping
transceivers. To help with this transition
between 1 GbE and 10 GbE port operation,
Avaya allows you to configure autonegotiation
when you install a 10 GbE transceiver, even
though autonegotiation is not defined for
10GbE.
You can do this in anticipation of a port
changeover from 10 GbE to 1 GbE. In this
manner, you could essentially preconfigure a
port in 1 GbE mode while the 10 GbE
transceiver is still installed. The port is ready to
go upon the changeover to the 1 GbE
transceiver.
In addition, you can use a saved configuration
file with autonegotiation enabled to boot a
system with either 10 GbE or 1 GbE
transceivers installed. If you install a 1 GbE
transceiver, the system applies
autonegotiation. If you install a 10 GbE
transceiver, the system does not remove the
autonegotiation settings from the configuration,
but the system simply ignores the configuration
because autonegotiation settings are irrelevant
to a 10 GbE transceiver. The system preserves
the saved configuration for autonegotiation
when resaved no matter which speed of
transceiver you install.
AutoNegAd
Specifies the port speed and duplex abilities to be
advertised during link negotiation.
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Chassis operations configuration using EDM
October 2015 Administering Avaya VSP 7200 Series and 8000 Series 89
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