- Read today’s lesson notes (below)
- Review yesterday’s lesson notes
- Complete Day 31 STP lab
- Read the ICND2 cram guide
- Spend 15 minutes on the subnetting.org website
Cisco IOS software allows administrators to combine multiple physical links in the chassis into a single logical link. This provides an ideal solution for load sharing, as well as link redundancy, and can be used by both Layer 2 and Layer 3 subsystems.
Today you will learn about the following:
- Understanding EtherChannels
- Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) overview
- PAgP port modes
- PAgP EtherChannel Protocol packet forwarding
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) overview
- LACP port modes
- EtherChannel load-distribution methods
- EtherChannel configuration guidelines
- Configuring and verifying Layer 2 EtherChannels
This lesson maps to the following ICND2 syllabus requirement:
ü EtherChannels