Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Manual page 312

Dynamic Link Aggregation Overview
1
. Local (actor) switch sends
requests to establish a
dynamic aggregate group link
to the remote (partner)
switch.
2
. Partner switch acknowl-
edges that it can accept this
dynamic group.
3
. Actor and partner switches
negotiate parameters for the
dynamic group, producing
optimal settings.
4
. Actor and partner switches
establish the dynamic aggre-
gate group. LACPDU mes-
sages are sent back and forth
to monitor and maintain the
group.
Dynamic aggregate groups can be created between:
•
two OmniSwitch 6800 switches.
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two OmniSwitch 6850 switches.
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two OmniSwitch 9000 switches.
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an OmniSwitch 6800 switch and an OmniSwitch 6850, OmniSwitch 9000, OmniSwitch 7700/7800, or
OmniSwitch 8800 switch or OmniSwitch 6600 Family switch.
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an OmniSwitch 6850 switch and an OmniSwitch 6800, OmniSwitch 9000, OmniSwitch 7700/7800, or
OmniSwitch 8800 switch or OmniSwitch 6600 Family switch.
•
an OmniSwitch 9000 switch and an OmniSwitch 6800, OmniSwitch 6850, OmniSwitch 7700/7800,
OmniSwitch 8800, OmniSwitch 6600 Family switch.
•
an OmniSwitch 6800, 6850, or 9000 switch and another vendor's switch if that vendor supports IEEE
802.3ad LACP.
See "Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregate Groups" on page 17-10
Line Interface (CLI) commands to configure dynamic aggregate groups and see
Link Aggregation Configuration and Statistics" on page 17-32
tor dynamic aggregate groups.
page 17-8
Local (Actor) Switch
Example of a Dynamic Aggregate Group Network
OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Network Configuration Guide
Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation
Remote (Partner) Switch
Dynamic Group
for information on using Command
"Displaying Dynamic
for information on using the CLI to moni-
March 2008