NETGEAR GS724Tv3 - ProSafe Gigabit Managed Switch

GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual
1-16 Getting Started
v1.0, July 2009
Interface Naming Convention
GS716T/GS724T Switch supports physical and logical interfaces. Interfaces are identified by their
type and the interface number. The physical ports are gigabit interfaces and are numbered on the
front panel. You configure the logical interfaces by using the software. The following table
describes the naming convention for all interfaces available on the switch.
Interface g1, g2, and so on for the physical interfaces.
Logical Interface Represents a logical interface. This is applicable for a LAG (port-channel)
interface which is represented as l1, l2, and so on.
Table 1-4. Types of Interface
Interface Description Example
Physical The physical ports are gigabit Ethernet
interfaces and are numbered sequentially
starting from one.
g1, g2, g3
Link Aggregation Group (LAG) LAG interfaces are logical interfaces that are
only used for bridging functions.
l1, l2, l3
LAG1, LAG2
CPU Management Interface This is the internal switch interface responsible
for the switch base MAC address. This interface
is not configurable and is always listed in the
MAC Address Table.
c1
Table 1-3. Parameter Descriptions (continued)
Parameter Description