OSN2500 support on LACP?

This post was last edited by anildip at 2019-02-27 04:15. LACP is part of the IEEE specification 802.3ad that allows you to bundle several physical ports to form a single logical channel. When you change the number of active bundled ports on a port channel, traffic patterns will reflect the rebalanced state of the port channel.

LACP supports the automatic creation of Gigabit Ethernet port channels by exchanging LACP packets between ports. It learns the capabilities of port groups dynamically and informs the other ports. Once LACP identifies correctly matched Ethernet links, it facilitates grouping the links into a Gigabit Ethernet port channel.

LACP packets are exchanged between ports in these modes:

•Active—Places a port into an active negotiating state, in which the port initiates negotiations with remote ports by sending LACP packets.

•Passive—Places a port into a passive negotiating state, in which the port responds to LACP packets it receives but does not initiate LACP negotiation. In this mode, the port channel group attaches the interface to the bundle.

Both modes allow LACP to negotiate between ports to determine if they can form a port channel based on criteria such as port speed and trunking state.