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Etherchannels and Link Aggregation Protocols – Understanding EtherChannels

An EtherChannel is comprised of physical, individual FastEthernet, GigabitEthernet, or Ten-GigabitEthernet (10Gbps) links that are bundled together into a single logical link as illustrated in Figure 5-1 below. An EtherChannel comprised of FastEthernet links is referred to as a FastEtherChannel (FEC); an EtherChannel comprised of GigabitEthernet links is referred to as a GigabitEtherChannel (GEC); and  finally, an EtherChannel comprised of Ten-GigabitEthernet links is referred to as a Ten-GigabitEtherChannel (10GEC):

 

Fig. 5-1. EtherChannel Physical and Logical View

Each EtherChannel can consist of up to eight (8) ports. Physical links . . .

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