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Altostratus

Aug 14, 2017

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What's the difference between a "Trunk" and a LACP trunk?

I've noticed in the F5 interface that you can set up trunks on the F5 system in order to aggregate interfaces together. I know you can set up an LACP trunk, but the interface appears to let you set u...

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Hannes_Rapp_162
Aug 14, 2017
Without LACP selected, you will statically force link aggregation without a negotiating protocol. If on the other end you have a Cisco switch, this would be compatible with Etherchannel 'channel-group 1 mode on' configuration.

The only situation where static link aggregation makes technical sense is if on the other end you have a device which does not support LACP. Static aggregation is more susceptible to spanning-tree interference and switching loops

Hannes_Rapp_162

Nacreous

Aug 14, 2017

Without LACP selected, you will statically force link aggregation without a negotiating protocol. If on the other end you have a Cisco switch, this would be compatible with Etherchannel 'channel-group 1 mode on' configuration.

The only situation where static link aggregation makes technical sense is if on the other end you have a device which does not support LACP. Static aggregation is more susceptible to spanning-tree interference and switching loops