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Let’s Learn About The Etherchannel | CCNA Switching And Routing Training In Pune

In this blog series I am going to illustrate switching technology titled EtherChannel. The EtherChannel is a port link accretion technology or port-channel structural design used primarily on Cisco switches. EtherChannel allows assemblage of a number of real Ethernet links. By assembling them, it establishes a logical Ethernet link for the assurance of providing fault-tolerance and high-speed links. EtherChannel can be establish between switches, routers and the servers. This is important technology in CCNA switching that is taught in the CCNA training classes like Seven Mentor in Pune.

• Link Aggregation

Spanning Tree Protocol blocks port Fa0/2 link to prevent loops.

Switching EtherChannel allows STP to consider the physical links as one logical port that enables multiple ports to operate in Forwarding mode simultaneously.

• High Speed

Switching EtherChannel using 3 Physical Interfaces of Fast Ethernet Links of 100Mbps

One 300Mbps switching EtherChannel Port Link Po1

A maximum of 8 Fast Ethernet or 8 Giga Ethernet ports can be assembled together when forming an EtherChannel.

There are 3 mechanisms you can choose to configure EtherChannel:

• Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP)
• Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
• Static (On)

 

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• PAgP (Port Aggregation Protocol): This is Cisco Proprietary Protocol. PAgP working modes are as below –
  • Auto: Act in response to PAgP messages, but does not aggressively negotiate a PAgP EtherChannel. A channel is formed only if the port on the other end is primed to Desirable. This is the default working mode.
  • Desirable: Port vigorously negotiates channelling status with the interface on the other end of link. A channel is established if the other side is Auto or Desirable.
  • ON: In this genre, the interface will be a part of EtherChannel but no negotiation takes place.
  • Off: No EtherChannel constituted on the interface.

PAgP	Desirable	Auto
Desirable	Yes	Yes
Auto	Yes	No

• Configuration: Now let’s get working out for how to configure CCNA switching EtherChannel using PAgP.

S2(config)# interface range fa0/1-3

S2(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode desirable

S2(config-if)# exit

S2(config)# interface port-channel 1

S2(config-if)# switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

S2(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

S3(config)# interface fa0/1-3

S3(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode    auto

S3(config-if)# exit

S3(config)# interface port-channel 1

S3(config-if)# switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

S3(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

• LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol): This is IEEE protocol with Standard 3ad. LACP working modes are as below –
  • Passive: Act in response to LACP messages but does not aggressively negotiate a LACP EtherChannel. A channel is established only if the other end is set to Active.
  • Active: Port vigorously negotiates channelling with the interface on the other end of the link. A channel is established if the other side is passive or active.
  • ON: In this genre, the interface will be a part of EtherChannel but no negotiation takes place.
  • Off: No EtherChannel constituted on the interface.

LACP	Active	Passive
Active	Yes	Yes
Passive	Yes	No

 

• Configuration: Now let’s get working out for how to configure CCNA switching EtherChannel using LACP

S2(config)# interface range fa0/1-3

S2(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode active

S2(config-if)# exit

S2(config)# interface port-channel 1

S2(config-if)# switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

S2(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
S3(config)# interface fa0/1-3

S3(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode    passive

S3(config-if)# exit

S3(config)# interface port-channel 1

S3(config-if)# switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

S3(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

• Static(On): Precise settings that must be identical includes –
  • Speed settings
  • Duplex mode, STP
  • VLAN membership (For Access Ports)
  • Native VLAN (For Trunk Ports)
  • Allowed VLANs (For Trunk Ports)
  • Trunking Encapsulation (ISL or 802.1Q)
• Commands to Troubleshoot Switching EtherChannel:

Switch # show etherchannel

Switch # show etherchannel port-channel

Switch # show etherchannel summary

 

• Important Notes:
  • Switching EtherChannel will not form if either Dynamic switched VLANs or Switch Port Security are enabled on the contributing EtherChannel switching interfaces.
  • Do not try to practise more than 48 EtherChannels on the switch or switch stack.
  • Set up a PAgP EtherChannel with up to eight Ethernet ports of the same type.
  • Set up a LACP EtherChannel with up to 16 Ethernet ports of the same type. Possible eight ports can be active, and up to eight ports can be in standby mode.

Set up all ports in an EtherChannel to operate at the same speeds and duplex

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