Port Trunk - GE -DSH-73 User Manual

Chapter 5: Web-Based Management

Port Trunk

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. Link
Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), which is a protocol running on layer 2, provides
a standardized means in accordance with IEEE 802.3ad to bundle several physical
ports together to form a single logical channel. All the ports within the logical channel
or so-called logical aggregator work at the same connection speed and LACP
operation requires full-duplex mode.
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