Day 24. EtherChannel and HSRP

CCNA 200-301 Exam Topics

  • Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel (LACP)

  • Describe the purpose of first hop redundancy protocol

Key Topics

EtherChannel technology enables you to bundle multiple physical interfaces into one logical channel to increase the bandwidth on point-to-point links. In addition, EtherChannel provides a way to prevent the need for Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) convergence when only a single port or cable failure occurs.

Most end devices do not store routes to reach remote networks. Instead, an end device is typically configured with a default gateway that handles routing for the device. But what if that default gateway fails? To ensure that a device will still have access to remote ...

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