Cisco 7206 - VXR Router User Manual

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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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Chapter 6 Configuring Port Channels
Information About Port Channels
Note The LACP system ID is the combination of the LACP system priority value and the MAC address.
LACP Port Priority
Each port that is configured to use LACP has an LACP port priority. You can accept the default value
of 32768 for the LACP port priority, or you can configure a value between 1 and 65535. LACP uses the
port priority with the port number to form the port identifier.
LACP uses the port priority to decide which ports should be put in standby mode when there is a
limitation that prevents all compatible ports from aggregating and which ports should be put into active
mode. A higher port priority value means a lower priority for LACP. You can configure the port priority
so that specified ports have a lower priority for LACP and are most likely to be chosen as active links,
rather than hot-standby links.
LACP Administrative Key
LACP automatically configures an administrative key value equal to the channel-group number on each
port configured to use LACP. The administrative key defines the ability of a port to aggregate with other
ports. A port’s ability to aggregate with other ports is determined by these factors:
• Port physical characteristics, such as the data rate and the duplex capability
• Configuration restrictions that you establish
LACP Marker Responders
You can dynamically redistribute the data traffic by using port channels. This redistribution may result
from a removed or added link or a change in the load-balancing scheme. Traffic redistribution that
occurs in the middle of a traffic flow can cause misordered frames.
LACP uses the Marker Protocol to ensure that frames are not duplicated or reordered due to this
redistribution. The Marker Protocol detects when all the frames of a given traffic flow are successfully
received at the remote end. LACP sends Marker PDUs on each of the port-channel links. The remote
system responds to the Marker PDU once it receives all the frames received on this link prior to the
Marker PDU. The remote system then sends a Marker Responder. Once the Marker Responders are
received by the local system on all member links of the port channel, the local system can redistribute
the frames in the traffic flow with no chance of misordering. The software supports only Marker
Responders.
LACP-Enabled and Static Port Channels Differences
Table 6-2 summarizes the major differences between port channels with LACP enabled and static port
channels.
Table 6-2 Port Channels with LACP Enabled and Static Port Channels
Configurations Port Channels with LACP Enabled Static Port Channels
Protocol applied Enable globally Not applicable

Cisco 7206 - VXR Router Specifications

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Brand	Cisco
Model	7206 - VXR Router
Category	Network Router
Language	English