User`s guide

Signamax 065-7931 16-Port 10/100/1000BaseT/TX WebSmart Switch
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Terminology
Link Aggregation:
Link Aggregation is a method to have multiple physical links with the same
media and speed bundled to be a logical link forming a Link Aggregation Group with
a group ID. From the viewpoint of the MAC client, each Link Aggregation Group is
an independent link.
There are three cases of links used in the network: switch to switch, switch to
station and station to station. In this circumstance, a station may be a host or a
router.
Link Aggregation, sometimes called port trunking, has two types of link
configurations: static port trunk and dynamic port trunk.
 Static Port Trunk:
When physical links are changed, the administrator needs to manually
configure the switches one by one.
 Dynamic Port Trunk:
When physical links are changed, LACP takes over and automatically
reconfigures the links. The administrator does not have to do anything
and may see the trap message of LACP changed in the NMS.
Fig. 3-10 Example of Link Aggregation Application