The configuration changes come into effect after applying the following commands:
esr# commit
Configuration has been successfully committed
esr# confirm
Configuration has been successfully confirmed
8.8 MLPPP Configuration
Multilink PPP (MLPPP) is an aggregated channel that encompasses methods of traffic transition via multiple
physical channels while having a single logical connection. This option allows to enhance bandwidth and
enables load balancing.
8.8.1 Configuration algorithm
Step Description Command Keys
1 Configure aggregation group. esr(config)# interface multilink
<IF>
<IF> – interface name.
2 Specify the description of configured
aggregation group (optionally).
esr(config-multilink)# description
<DESCRIPTION>
<DESCRIPTION> – aggregation
group description, set by the
string of up to 255 characters.
3 Specify the time interval during which
the statistics on the aggregation group
load is averaged (optionally).
esr(config-multilink)# load-
average <TIME>
<TIME> – interval in seconds,
takes values of [5..150].
Default value: 5.
4 Specify MTU (Maximum Transmission
Unit) size for the aggregation group
(optionally). MTU above 1500 will be
active only when using the "system
jumbo-frames” command.
esr(config-multilink)# mtu <MTU> <MTU> – MTU value, takes
values in the range of
[1280..1500].
Default value: 1500.
5 Enable CHAP authentication. esr(config-multilink)# ppp
authentication chap
6 Enable authentication override
(optionally).
esr(config-multilink)# ppp chap
refuse
7 Specify the router name that is sent to a
remote party for CHAP authentication.
esr(config-multilink)# ppp chap
hostname <NAME>
<NAME> – router name, set by
the string of up to 31
characters