C H A P T E R 7
Configuring Link Aggregation
This chapter describes how to configure link aggregation. It contains the following sections:
■“Overview of Link Aggregation” on page 57
■“Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux Environment” on page 60
Overview of Link Aggregation
Link Aggregation allows one or more network links to be aggregated together to form a link aggregation group. This link aggregation group appears to MAC clients as a regular link. Link aggregation is defined by IEEE 802.2ad and it provides the following benefits:
■Increased bandwidth
■Linearly incremental bandwidth
■Load sharing
■Automatic configuration
■Rapid configuration and reconfiguration
■Deterministic behavior
■Low risk of duplication or
■Support of existing IEEE 802.3 MAC clients
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