4.5.9.1 LACP Port Status
LACP Port Status allows users to view a list of all LACP ports’ information. Select LACP Port
Status from the LACP monitor menu and then the following screen page appears.
In this page, you can find the following information about LACP port status:
Port Number: The number of the port.
LACP Operational State: The current operational state of LACP
Key: The current operational key for the LACP group.
Aggr ID: The ID of the LACP group.
In LACP mode, link aggregation control protocol data unit (LACPDU) is used for exchanging
information among LACP-enabled devices. After LACP is enabled on a port, the port sends
LACPDUs to notify the remote system of its system LACP priority, system MAC address, port
LACP priority, port number and operational key. Upon receipt of an LACPDU, the remote system
compares the received information with the information received on other ports to determine the
ports that can operate as selected ports. This allows the two systems to reach an agreement on
the states of the related ports when aggregating ports, link aggregation control automatically