Dell N3200-ON EMC Networking N-Series Switches User Guide version 6.6.3 - Page 100

of-order frames. Devices unable to buffer the requisite number of frames will show excessive frame discard. Configuring copper and fiber ports together in an aggregation group is not recommended. Logically, port channels are distinct from the member ports. This means that configuration of the port channel affects the operational characteristics of the member ports, not the configured characteristics. For example, shutting down a port channel will operationally disable the port channel members without altering the member port configuration. Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP) Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP) uses peer exchanges across links to determine, on an ongoing basis, the aggregation capability of various links, and continuously provides the maximum level of aggregation capability achievable between a given pair of systems. LACP automatically determines, configures, binds, and monitors the binding of ports to aggregators within the system. Multi-Switch LAG (MLAG) Dell EMC Networking N-Series switches support the MLAG feature to extend the LAG bandwidth advantage across multiple Dell EMC Networking N-Series switches connected to a LAG partner device. The LAG partner device is unaware that it is connected to two peer Dell EMC Networking N-Series switches; instead, the two switches appear as a single switch to the partner. When using MLAG, all links can carry data traffic across a physically diverse topology and, in the case of a link or switch failure, traffic can continue to flow with minimal disruption. 100 Switch Feature Overview