Fault detection for LACP packet timeout

An electronic device, wherein the electronic device being applicable to a member device in a link aggregation networking which comprises an actor device as a LACP packet receiver and a partner device as a LACP packet sender, the electronic device comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a processor;
• a memory for storing machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to perform:
• receiving, by the actor device and through a local port, a first LACP packet from a target port of the partner device, wherein the first LACP packet at least comprises a phase identifier to indicate a negotiation phase of a LACP negotiation process between the target port and the local port;
• sending, by the actor device and through the local port, a response LACP packet corresponding to the first LACP packet to the target port;
• generating, by the actor device, a LACP service processing entry for the first LACP packet to indicate a LACP service processing phase performed by the actor device for the first LACP packet;
• performing, by the actor device and in response to that no LACP packet from the target port being received through the local port continues for a preset waiting time, fault detection based on the phase identifier and the LACP service processing entry so to obtain fault cause information to indicate a LACP packet timeout of the target port.

A non-transitory memory having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, and when invoked and executed by a processor, the machine-readable instructions implement a method comprising:

• receiving, by an actor device and through a local port, a first LACP packet from a target port of a partner device, wherein the first LACP packet at least comprises a phase identifier to indicate a negotiation phase of a LACP negotiation process between the target port and the local port;
• sending, by the actor device and through the local port, a response LACP packet corresponding to the first LACP packet to the target port;
• generating, by the actor device, a LACP service processing entry for the first LACP packet to indicate a LACP service processing phase performed by the actor device for the first LACP packet;
• performing, by the actor device and in response to that no LACP packet from the target port being received through the local port continues for a preset waiting time, fault detection based on the phase identifier and the LACP service processing entry so to obtain fault cause information to indicate a LACP packet timeout of the target port.