Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 8800 Manuale Utente

OmniSwitch Troubleshooting Guide

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In order to troubleshoot a Link Aggregation issue a basic understanding of the protocol is required. Read-
ing the “Configuring Static Link Aggregation” and “Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation” chapters in 
the appropriate OmniSwitch Network Configuration Guide is also highly recommended. 

The OmniSwitch supports two Link Aggregation Algorithms: 

Two methods exist for configuring Link Aggregation:

• Static Link Aggregation Groups—Also referred to as OmniChannel used for Aggregation of Multi-

ple Link Segments between Alcatel Omniswitches.

• Dynamic Link Aggregation Groups—Also referred to as the IEEE 802.1ad standard used for Aggre-

gation of Multiple Link Segments between Alcatel Omniswitch and other Vendor.