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What does this indicate?

Refer to the exhibit.
Exhibit Comware switch output.

A network administrator has implemented link aggregation on an HP Comware switch using
LACP. Assume the two ports are functioning at the data link layer between the Comware switch
neighboring switch. The network administrator execution display link-aggregation verbose
command and notices the flag of AG for the two links. As shown in the exhibit.
What does this indicate?

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A.
The link is marked as a backup because there are already eight active links in the aggregation

B.
The link is up, but LACP failed the negotiation on the port

C.
The link is down

D.
The link is up, but LACP has been disabled on the port.

Explanation:
Port Status: S — Selected, U — Unselected
Flags: A — LACP_Activity, B — LACP_Timeout, C — Aggregation,
D — Synchronization, E — Collecting, F — Distributing,
G — Defaulted, H — Expired
The flag is a one-octet LACP state flags field. From the least to the most significant bit, they are
represented by A through H as follows:
A indicates whether LACP is enabled. 1 for enabled and 0 for disabled.
B indicates the timeout control value. 1 for short timeout, and 0 for long timeout.
C indicates whether the link is considered as aggregatable by the sending system. 1 for true,
and 0 for false.
D indicates whether the link is considered as synchronized by the sending system. 1 for true,
and 0 for false.
E indicates whether the sending system considers that collection of incoming frames is
enabled on the link. 1 for true and 0 for false.
F indicates whether the sending system considers that distribution of outgoing frames is
enabled on the link. 1 for true and 0 for false.
G indicates whether the receive state machine of the sending system is using default
operational partner information. 1 for true and 0 for false.
H indicates whether the receive state machine of the sending system is in the expired state. 1
for true and 0 for false.


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