01-05-2006 01:42 AM - edited 03-03-2019 01:20 AM
Hi all
Can anyone tell me what etherchannle is and why we would use it.
thanks guys
01-05-2006 02:01 AM
Hi
Its very much similar to L3 Multilink bundle but here its done with L2 links.
Bundling 2 or more L2 links and forming a port channel or etherchannel to have the resultant bandwidth of both the L2 links.
you got to have 2 protocols like LACP and PAGP which u can configure up under this port channel.
with port channel or etherchannel in place u will have reduandcy backed up with the links as well as load balacing taken care by that.
In recent times i get to know about configuring L3 etherchannels too which i have seen in Cat6k boxes..
for more on tht do refer these links..
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk213/tsd_technology_support_protocol_home.html
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk213/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094714.shtml
regds
01-05-2006 02:11 AM
Hi there,
Etherchannel is the bundling of several ethernet-connections into a single connection. It is used to increase the available bandwidth between two devices.
For a company with two 10/100 switches and no gigabit, it's a cheap and quick solution to increase it's bandwidth between these devices.. just bundle more links and achieve the bandwidth you want (within the limits of the switches and technology).
Check this link for more information:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk213/tsd_technology_support_protocol_home.html
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01-05-2006 04:35 AM
can you please give me a quick example for doing this on my cisco 2950 switches ?
thanks a million
Carlos
01-05-2006 04:41 AM
Hi
Do find the config sample docs discussing etherchannel involving a switch and various equipments with various software options..
http://cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk213/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080094bc5.shtml
http://cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk213/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094714.shtml
regds
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