Table Of Contents
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - I - J - L - M - P - R - S - T - U - V -
Index
A
access ports
access VLAN 3-4
configuration example 3-18
configuring 3-8
default setting 3-19
administrative status
configuring 2-33
defined 2-7
allowed VLANs
trunk ports 3-5
B
bandwidth
dedicated 2-16
defined 2-7
rate mode
configuring 2-16
defined 2-3
beacon mode
configuring 2-14
defined 2-2
C
carrier delay 2-9
channel modes
active mode 5-9
configuring 5-27
default setting 5-9
LACP 5-8
passive mode 5-9
port channels 5-8
clear counters command 2-39
configuration limits
description (table) B-1
configuring LACP 5-26
D
debounce timer
configuring 2-22
defined 2-2
default settings
access ports 3-19
LACP 5-32
trunk ports 3-19
VLANs 3-5
description
configuring 2-13
defined 2-2
documentation
additional publications i-x
conventions i-x
duplex mode
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
E
examples
access ports 3-18
LACP 5-32
port channels 5-32
trunk ports 3-18
F
flow control
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-10
G
guidelines
port channels 5-12
I
IEEE 802.1Q
access ports 3-4
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
STP 3-7
trunk ports 3-3
IEEE 802.3ad
LACP 5-2
interface
range 2-12
interface counters, clearing 2-38
interfaces
access port 3-8
administrative status
configuring 2-33
defined 2-7
bandwidth 4-9
configuring 2-30
dedicated 2-16
defined 2-7
rate mode, configuring 2-16
shared 2-17
basic settings 5-3
beacon mode
configuring 2-14
defined 2-2
configuring a loopback 4-11
configuring as routed 4-6
configuring a subinterface 4-8
configuring bandwidth 4-9
creating a tunnel 6-4
debounce timer
configuring 2-22
defined 2-2
dedicated bandwidth
configuring 2-16
default settings 4-16
description
configuring 2-13
defined 2-2
duplex mode
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
enabling tunneling 6-4
flow control
configuring 2-26
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-10
host ports 3-10
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-29
LACP 5-7
Layer 2 3-1
loopback 4-4
MDIX
configuring 2-21
defined 2-2
MTU
defined 2-6
port channels 5-3
port mode 4-6
rate mode
configuring 2-16
defined 2-3
restarting 2-33
shutting down 2-33
specifying 2-12
speed
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
statistics 3-18
switching between Layer 2 and Layer 3 2-10
throughput delay
configuring 2-31
defined 2-7
trunk ports 3-11
tagged native VLAN traffic 3-15
tunnels 6-2
types, specifying 2-12
UDLD
configuring 2-34
defined 2-8
verifying 3-18
VLAN network interface 4-3
IP addresses
port channels 5-16
J
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-29
L
LACP 5-26
admin key 5-10
channel groups 5-8
configuration example 5-32
creating 5-13
default settings 5-32
disabling 5-8
enabling 5-26
guidelines 5-12
interoperation with other features 5-12
licenses 5-11
limitations 5-12
MAC address 5-9
Marker Protocol 5-10
number of members per channel 5-7
port channels 5-8
port priority 5-29
statistics 5-31
troubleshooting 5-8
Layer 2, interfaces 3-1
Layer 2 ports
guidelines 3-6
licenses 3-6
troubleshooting 3-3
Layer 3 interfaces
default settings 4-16
licenses
LACP 5-11
Layer 2 port modes 3-6
port channels 5-11
limitations
port channels 5-12
limits
description (table) B-1
Link Aggregation Control Protocol. See LACP
load balancing
algorithms 5-6
configuring 5-24
default algorithms 5-6
MPLS traffic 5-6
multicast traffic 5-7
per module 5-6
VDCs 5-6
loopback
configuring 4-11
interfaces, default settings 4-16
M
maximum transmission unit. See MTU.
MDIX
configuring 2-21
defined 2-2
medium dependent interface crossover
MTU
defined 2-6
multicast traffic
load balancing using port channels 5-7
P
PAgP, unsupported 5-2
Port Aggregation Protocol. See PAgP.
port channel
adding Layer 2 port 5-14
port channels
admin up 5-19
bandwidth 5-18
basic settings 5-3
compatibility requirements5-4to 5-5
configuration example 5-32
configuring 5-2
configuring member ports 5-4
creating 5-13
default settings 5-32
flow control 5-23
forcing ports to join 5-4
guidelines 5-12
interoperation with other features 5-12
IP addresses 5-16
IPv4 5-13
IPv6 5-13
LACP 5-8
Layer 2 5-1
Layer 2 port, adding 5-14
Layer 3 5-1
Layer 3 port, adding 5-16
licenses 5-11
limitations 5-12
load balancing 5-6
maximum per system 5-11
member port configuration 5-5
MTU 5-13
numbering 5-11
operational 5-1
purpose 5-2
speed 5-22
statistics 5-31
STP 5-1
troubleshooting 5-26
trunk ports 3-7
verifying 5-31
ports
access 3-1
default mode 3-2
Layer 2 3-1
multiple VLANs 3-1
setup script 3-2
trunks 3-1
R
rate mode
configuring 2-16
defined 2-3
related documents i-x
S
shared bandwidth, configuring 2-16
show interfaces command 2-38
Spanning Tree Protocol. See STP.
spanning-tree vlan
command example 3-9, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 5-28, 5-29, 5-30
speed
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
statistics
interfaces 3-18
LACP 5-31
port channels 5-31
STP
EtherChannel 5-1
trunks 3-7
subinterfaces
configuring on a physical interface 4-8
switchport command 2-10
T
throughput delay
configuring 2-31
defined 2-7
transceivers
using Cisco supported transceivers 2-10
troubleshooting 2-9
trunk ports
802.1X 3-7
configuration example 3-18
configuring 3-11
default settings 3-19
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
native VLAN 3-5
native VLAN ID 3-12
port channels 3-7
STP 3-7
tagging native VLAN traffic 3-5
tagging VLANs 3-3
troubleshooting 3-6
untagged traffic 3-5
VLANs 3-2
tunnels
creating 6-4
description 6-2
enabling the feature 6-4
U
UDLD
configuring 2-34
defined 2-8
Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.
V
VDCs
trunk ports 3-2
VLANs 3-2
verifying
interfaces 3-18
Layer 2 interfaces 3-18
port channels 5-31
virtual device contexts. See VDCs.
VLAN interfaces
default settings 4-16
VLANs
default 3-5