Link Aggregation Control Protocol
The Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) provides a standard mechanism to ensure that peer switches exchange information and agree on the necessary details to bundle ports into a port channel. LACP must be enabled on switches at both ends of the link. Network devices use LACP to negotiate an automatic bundling of links by sending LACP packets to the peer. This protocol ensures that both sides of the link have compatible configuration (Speed, Duplex, Flow-control, allowed VLAN) to form a bundle.
LACP was initially part of the IEEE 802.3ad standard and later moved to the IEEE 802.1AX standard.
On Nexus 7000 switches, LACP enables you to configure up to 16 interfaces into a port channel. On M Series modules, ...
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