

To exit any mode and bring the user to the next higher mode in the CLI mode hierarchy, use the exit command. SG550X(config-if-range)#lacp timeout long SG550X(config)#port-channel load-balance įor this example, we will be using the default value of long for our LACP timeout. In this example, we leave the load balacing as the default option.

It is also responsible for bandwidth multiplication, increase in port flexibility, and in providing redundancy on links between any 2 devices. LACP helps to form one single LAG by bundling many physical ports.

Traffic load balancing over the active member ports of a LAG is managed by a hash-based distribution function that distributes unicast and multicast traffic based on Layer 2 or Layer 3 packet header information. Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is a part of IEEE specification (802.3az) that can control the bundling of several physical ports together to form a single logical channel. Link Aggregation Group (LAG) multiply the bandwidth, increase port flexibility, and provide link redundancy between two devices.
