iContentsEthernet interface configuration ·································································································································· 1Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································································· 1Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ······································································································· 1Configuring duplex mode and speed on an Ethernet interface ·········································································· 1Setting speed options for auto negotiation on an Ethernet interface ·································································· 2Configuring flow control on an Ethernet interface ································································································ 3Configuring link down suppression on an Ethernet interface ·············································································· 4Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ························································································ 4Configuring a port group ········································································································································ 5Enabling the auto power-down function on an Ethernet interface ······································································ 6Configuring traffic storm protection························································································································6Setting the statistics polling interval ························································································································ 8Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································································· 9Enabling loopback detection on an Ethernet interface ························································································ 9Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface ·································································································· 12Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ······································································································· 13Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 13Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 14Loopback and null interface configuration ··············································································································· 15Loopback interface ························································································································································· 15Introduction to loopback interface ······················································································································· 15Configuring a loopback interface ······················································································································· 16Null interface ·································································································································································· 16Introduction to null interface ································································································································· 16Configuring null 0 interface ································································································································· 16Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces ························································································ 17MAC address table configuration ···························································································································· 18Overview········································································································································································· 18How a MAC address table entry is created ······································································································· 18Types of MAC address table entries ··················································································································· 19MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 19Configuring the MAC address table ···························································································································· 19Manually configuring MAC address table entries ····························································································· 20Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ······································································ 20Configuring the MAC learning limit on ports ····································································································· 21Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables ····································································································· 21MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 22Ethernet link aggregation configuration ··················································································································· 23Overview········································································································································································· 23Basic concepts ······················································································································································· 23Aggregating links in static mode ························································································································· 26Aggregating links in dynamic mode ··················································································································· 28Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ····························································································· 30Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 30Configuring an aggregation group ····························································································································· 30Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 30Configuring a static aggregation group ············································································································· 31