38-2
Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switches Software Configuration Guide, Release 15.0(1)SE
OL-26520-01
Chapter 38 Configuring EtherChannels and Link-State Tracking
Understanding EtherChannels
• EtherChannel On Mode, page 38-8
• Load Balancing and Forwarding Methods, page 38-8
• EtherChannel and Switch Stacks, page 38-10
EtherChannel Overview
An EtherChannel consists of individual Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet links bundled into a single
logical link as shown in Figure 38-1.
Figure 38-1 Typical EtherChannel Configuration
The EtherChannel provides full-duplex bandwidth up to 800 Mb/s (Fast EtherChannel) or 8 Gb/s
(Gigabit EtherChannel) between your switch and another switch or host. Each EtherChannel can consist
of up to eight compatibly configured Ethernet ports.
All ports in each EtherChannel must be configured as Layer 2 ports. The number of EtherChannels is
limited to six.
For more information, see the “EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines” section on page 38-12.
101237
Catalyst 8500
series switch
Gigabit EtherChannel
Workstations
10/100
Switched
links
Workstations
10/100
Switched
links
1000BASE-X 1000BASE-X
To Next Page
Loading...
