Chapter 4: Ports and Trunking
Configurable Trunk Hash Algorithm
This feature allows you to configure parameters for the trunk hash algorithm, instead of using the default values.
Use the IP Trunk Hash commands to configure new default behavior for Layer 2 traffic and Layer 3 traffic. The trunk hash settings affect both static trunks and LACP trunks.
You can select a minimum of one or a maximum of two parameters to create one of the following configurations:
Source MAC (SMAC):
ex2500(config)# portchannel hash
Destination MAC (DMAC):
ex2500(config)# portchannel hash
Source MAC (SMAC) + Destination MAC (DMAC): ex2500(config)# portchannel hash
Source IP (SIP):
ex2500(config)# portchannel hash
Destination IP (DIP):
ex2500(config)# portchannel hash
Source IP (SIP) + Destination IP (DIP): ex2500(config)# portchannel hash
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is an IEEE 802.3ad standard for grouping several physical ports into one logical port (known as a dynamic trunk group or Link Aggregation group) with any device that supports the standard. Please see IEEE
The 802.3ad standard allows standard Ethernet links to form a single Layer 2 link using the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). Link aggregation is a method of grouping physical link segments of the same media type and speed in full duplex, and treating them as if they were part of a single, logical link segment. If a link in an LACP trunk group fails, traffic is reassigned dynamically to the remaining link(s) of the dynamic trunk group.
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