DES-3550 Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Flooding Port A trunking group must designate one port to allow transmission of
broadcasts and unknown unicasts.
Active Port Shows the port that is currently forwarding packets.
Type
This pull-down menu allows you to select between Static and LACP (Link
Aggregation Control Protocol). LACP allows for the automatic detection of
links in a Port Trunking Group.
After setting the previous parameters, click Apply to allow your changes to be implemented.
Successfully created trunk groups will be shown in the Current Link Aggregation Group
Entries as seen in Figure 6-36.
LACP Port
The LACP Port Setting window is used in conjunction with the Link Aggregation window
to create port trunking groups on the Switch. Using the following window, the user may set
which ports will be active and passive in processing and sending LACP control frames.
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