CCNA 200-301 Portable Command Guide, 5th Edition

Chapter 12. EtherChannel

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• EtherChannel

  • Interface modes in EtherChannel

  • Default EtherChannel configuration

  • Guidelines for configuring EtherChannel

  • Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannel

  • Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannel

  • Configuring EtherChannel load balancing

  • Configuring LACP hot-standby ports

  • Monitoring and verifying EtherChannel

• Configuration example: EtherChannel

EtherChannel

EtherChannel provides fault-tolerant, high-speed links between switches, routers, and servers. An EtherChannel consists of individual Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet links bundled into a single logical link. If a link within an EtherChannel fails, traffic previously carried over that failed ...