AudioCodes Mediant 2600 - Configuring Ethernet Port Groups

Version 6.8 107 Mediant 2600 E-SBC
User's Manual 12. Network
Parameter Description
Speed & Duplex
CLI: speed-duplex
[PhysicalPortsTable_SpeedDuplex]
Defines the speed and duplex mode of the port.
 [0] 10BaseT Half Duplex
 [1] 10BaseT Full Duplex
 [2] 100BaseT Half Duplex
 [3] 100BaseT Full Duplex
 [4] Auto Negotiation (default)
 [6] 1000BaseT Half Duplex
 [7] 1000BaseT Full Duplex
Description
CLI: port-description
[PhysicalPortsTable_PortDescription]
Defines an arbitrary description of the port.
Group Member
CLI: group-member
[PhysicalPortsTable_GroupMember]
(Read-only) Displays the group to which the port belongs.
Group Status
CLI: group-status
[PhysicalPortsTable_GroupStatus]
(Read-only) Displays the status of the port:
 "Active" - Active port. When the Ethernet Group
includes two ports and their transmit/receive mode is
configured to 2RX 1TX or 2RX 2TX, both ports show
"Active".
 "Redundant" - Standby (redundant) port.
12.2 Configuring Ethernet Port Groups
The Ethernet Group Settings table lets you configure Ethernet Groups. An Ethernet Group
represents a physical Ethernet port(s) on the device. You can assign an Ethernet Group
with one, two, or no ports (members). When two ports are assigned to an Ethernet Group,
1+1 Ethernet port redundancy can be implemented in your network. In such a
configuration, one port can be active while the other in standby mode or both ports can be
active, depending on the ports' transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) settings. This provides port
redundancy within the Ethernet Group, whereby if an active port is disconnected, the
device switches over to the other port in the Ethernet Group. If you configure an Ethernet
Group with only one port, the Ethernet Group operates as a single port, without
redundancy. You can also configure a combination of Ethernet Group types, where some
contain one port and others two ports.
The Ethernet Group Settings table also lets you configure the transmit (Tx) and receive
(Rx) settings for the Ethernet ports per Ethernet Group. The Tx/Rx setting applies only to
Ethernet Groups that contain two ports. This setting determines whether both ports or only
one of the ports can receive and/or transmit traffic.
The maximum number of Ethernet Groups that can be configured is the same as the
number of Ethernet ports provided by the device. Thus, the device supports up to eight
Ethernet Groups, each containing one port, or up to four Ethernet Groups, each containing
two ports. By default, each Ethernet Group is assigned two ports; the other Ethernet
Groups are empty.
You can assign Ethernet ports to IP network interfaces. This is done by first configuring an
Ethernet Device with the required Ethernet Group containing the port or ports (see
'Configuring Underlying Ethernet Devices' on page 110). Then by assigning the Ethernet
Device to the IP network interface in the Interface table (see 'Configuring IP Network
Interfaces' on page 112). This enables physical separation of network interfaces, providing
a higher level of segregation of sub-networks. Equipment connected to different physical