IEEE 802-1AXbk-2012.pdf

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IEEE Std 802.1AXbk-2012
(Amendment to IEEE Std 802.1AX-2008)

IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—
Link Aggregation
Amendment 1: Protocol Addressing

Approved 29 March 2012

Abstract: Link Aggregation allows one or more links to be aggregated together to form a Link Aggregation Group, such that a Media Access Control (MAC) Client can treat the Link Aggregation Group as if it were a single link. To this end, it specifies the establishment of data terminal equipment (DTE) to DTE logical links, consisting of N parallel instances of full-duplex, point-topoint links operating at the same data rate. The MAC independent Link Aggregation capability, and general information relevant to specific MAC types that support Link Aggregation, are defined in this standard.
Keywords: Aggregated Link, Aggregator, IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1AXbk, Link Aggregation, Link Aggregation Group, local area network, management