- <dd> The LACP timing which should be used on this
- <ref table="Port"/>. Possible values are <code>fast</code> and
- <code>slow</code>. By default <code>slow</code> is used. When
- configured to be <code>fast</code> more frequent LACP heartbeats
- will be requested causing connectivity problems to be detected more
- quickly.</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <p>The LACP timing which should be used on this
+ <ref table="Port"/>. Possible values are <code>fast</code>,
+ <code>slow</code> and a positive number of milliseconds. By
+ default <code>slow</code> is used. When configured to be
+ <code>fast</code> LACP heartbeats are requested at a rate of once
+ per second causing connectivity problems to be detected more
+ quickly. In <code>slow</code> mode, heartbeats are requested at
+ a rate of once every 30 seconds.</p>
+
+ <p>Users may manually set a heartbeat transmission rate to increase
+ the fault detection speed further. When manually set, OVS
+ expects the partner switch to be configured with the same
+ transmission rate. Manually setting <code>lacp-time</code> to
+ something other than <code>fast</code> or <code>slow</code> is
+ not supported by the LACP specification.</p>
+ </dd>
+ <dt><code>lacp-strict</code></dt>
+ <dd> When <code>true</code>, configures this <ref table="Port"/> to
+ require successful LACP negotiations to enable any slaves.
+ Defaults to <code>false</code> which safely allows LACP to be used
+ with switchs that do not support the protocol.</dd>