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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 mis-ordering
■ Support of existing IEEE 802.3 MAC clients