D-Link DWS-3160-24TC DWS-3160 Series Web UI Reference Guide - Page 84
Link Aggregation, Priority, Apply, Understanding Port Trunk Groups
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DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch Web UI Reference Guide occurs. A lower Internal cost represents a quicker transmission. Selecting 0 (zero) for this parameter will set the quickest route automatically and optimally for an interface. Priority Enter a value between 0 and 240 to set the priority for the port interface. A higher priority will designate the interface to forward packets first. A lower number denotes a higher priority. Click the Find button to locate a specific entry based on the information entered. Click the Apply button to accept the changes made. Click the Edit button to re-configure the specific entry. Link Aggregation Understanding Port Trunk Groups Port trunk groups are used to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data pipeline. The Switch supports up to 32 port trunk groups with two to eight ports in each group. A potential bit rate of 8000 Mbps can be achieved. 7-33 Example of Port Trunk Group The Switch treats all ports in a trunk group as a single port. Data transmitted to a specific host (destination address) will always be transmitted over the same port in a trunk group. This allows packets in a data stream to arrive in the same order they were sent. Link aggregation allows several ports to be grouped together and to act as a single link. This gives a bandwidth that is a multiple of a single link's bandwidth. Link aggregation is most commonly used to link a bandwidth intensive network device or devices, such as a server, to the backbone of a network. The Switch allows the creation of up to 32 link aggregation groups, each group consisting of 2 to 8 links (ports). The (optional) Gigabit ports can only belong to a single link aggregation group. 79