Graco GE-DS-242-POE User Manual

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Chapter 4: Web-Based Management 
GE-DS-242-PoE Managed Ethernet Switch User Manual 
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Trunking 
Port trunking is the combination of several ports or network cables to expand the 
connection speed beyond the limits of any one single port or network cable. The 
Managed Switch supports two types of port trunk technology: 
•  Static Trunk 
•  LACP 
The Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) provides a standardized means for 
exchanging information between Partner Systems on a link to allow their Link 
Aggregation Control instances to reach agreement on the identity of the Link 
Aggregation Group to which the link belongs, move the link to that Link Aggregation 
Group, and enable its transmission and reception functions in an orderly manner. Link 
aggregation lets you group up to eight consecutive ports into a single dedicated 
connection. This feature can expand bandwidth to a device on the network. LACP 
operation requires full-duplex mode
, more detail information refers to IEEE 802.3ad. 
Figure 4-39: Aggregator setting