Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Configuration Guide

Information About EtherChannels
EtherChannel Overview
An EtherChannel consists of individual Ethernet links bundled into a single logical link.
Figure 19: Typical EtherChannel Configuration
The EtherChannel provides full-duplex bandwidth up to 8 Gb/s (Gigabit EtherChannel) or 80 Gb/s (10-Gigabit
EtherChannel) between your switch and another switch or host.
Each EtherChannel can consist of up to eight compatibly configured Ethernet ports.
The IP Lite feature set supports up to 48 EtherChannels.
All ports in each EtherChannel must be configured as either Layer 2 or Layer 3 ports. The EtherChannel Layer
3 ports are made up of routed ports. Routed ports are physical ports configured to be in Layer 3 mode by using
the no switchport interface configuration command.
Related Topics
Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, on page 123
EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines, on page 120
Default EtherChannel Configuration, on page 119
Layer 2 EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines, on page 122
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Configuring EtherChannels
Information About EtherChannels

Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Specifications

General

Stacking Bandwidth	80 Gbps
Layer Support	Layer 2 and Layer 3
Jumbo Frame Support	9198 bytes
RAM	512 MB
Input Voltage	100-240V AC
Model	Catalyst 2960-XR
Uplink Interfaces	4 x 1G SFP or 2 x 10G SFP+
Downlink Interfaces	24 or 48 x Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	16, 000 entries
PoE	Available on PoE models
Weight	4.5 kg
Features	energy efficiency
Stacking	Up to 8 switches
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C