Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Manual page 139

Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation
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 each of the following OmniSwitch products:
•
two OmniSwitch 10K switches.
•
an OmniSwitch 10K switch and an early-generation Alcatel-Lucent switch.
•
an OmniSwitch 10K switch and switch of another vendor, if that vendor supports IEEE 802.3ad LACP.
See "Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregate Groups" on page 7-8
Interface (CLI) commands to configure dynamic aggregate groups and see
Aggregation Configuration and Statistics" on page 7-30
monitor dynamic aggregate groups.
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide
Local (Actor) Switch
Example of a Dynamic Aggregate Group Network
Dynamic Link Aggregation Overview
Dynamic Group
for information on using Command Line
"Displaying Dynamic Link
for information on using the CLI to
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Remote (Partner) Switch
page 7-7