Configuring Link Bundling on Cisco IOS XR

Software

This module describes the configuration of link bundle interfaces on the Cisco CRS-1 Router.
A link bundle is a group of one or more ports that are aggregated together and treated as a single link.
The Link Bundling feature allows you to group multiple point-to-point links together into one logical
link and provide higher bidirectional bandwidth, redundancy, and load balancing between two routers.
A virtual interface is assigned to the bundled link. The component links can be dynamically added and
deleted from the virtual interface. The virtual interface is treated as a single interface on which you can
configure an IP address and other software features used by the link bundle. Packets sent to the link
bundle are forwarded to one of the links in the bundle.
Each bundle has a single MAC and shares a single Layer 3 configuration set, such as IP address, ACL,
Quality of Service (QoS), and so on.

Note Link bundles do not have a one-to-one modular services card association. Member links can terminate
on different cards.

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Feature History for Configuring Link Bundling

Release Modification
Release 3.2 This feature was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1 Router.
Release 3.3.0 This feature was updated as follows:
• To support the 1:N redundancy feature, users can configure the
minimum number of active links using the bundle minimum-active
links command.
• To support the 1:N redundancy feature, users can configure the
minimum bandwidth in kbps using the bundle minimum-active links
command.
• Support was added for VLAN subinterfaces on Ethernet link bundles.
• Output for show bundle bundle-Ether command and show bundle
bundle-POS command was modified.
• The reasons keyword was added to the show bundle bundle-Ether
command and the show bundle bundle-POS command.
• The bundle id command was changed from bundle-id.
• BFD over bundled VLANs using static routes.
Release 3.4.0 The configuration procedures in this module were modified with
enhancements.
Release 3.7.0 Note was added, specifying that link bundling is supported on the
multishelf Cisco CRS-1 Router.
Release 3.8.0 This feature was updated as follows:
• The reasons keyword was removed from the show bundle
bundle-Ether command and the show bundle bundle-POS command.
Now, if a port is in a state other than the distributing state, the output
of both commands displays the reason.
• The hot-standby keyword was added to the bundle maximum-active
links command.
• The lacp fast-switchover command was added.
Release 3.8.4 Bundle member links are put into new err-disable link interface status and
admin-down protocol state when a bundle interface is shut down.
Release 3.9.0 Support for super short LACP was added.
Support for load balancing was added.
Support for a maximum of 64 member links per bundle was added.
Release 4.0.0 Support for the following physical layer interface modules (PLIMs) was
added:
• 14-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
(14X10GBE-WL-XFP) (with the Cisco CRS-3 Modular Services Card
or Cisco CRS-3 Forwarding Processor Card)
• 20-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
(20X10GBE-WL-XFP) (with the Cisco CRS-3 Modular Services Card
or Cisco CRS-3 Forwarding Processor Card)

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Release 4.0.1 Support for the following PLIMs was added:

• 1-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet PLIM (1X100GBE) (with the Cisco
CRS-3 Modular Services Card or Cisco CRS-3 Forwarding Processor
Card)
• 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
(4-10GBE-WL-XFP)
• 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
(8-10GBE-WL-XFP)
Release 4.2.1 Support for 10x mixed bundle bandwidth difference was added.

Contents
This module includes the following sections:
• Prerequisites for Configuring Link Bundling, page 199
• Information About Configuring Link Bundling, page 200
• How to Configure Link Bundling, page 207
• Configuration Examples for Link Bundling, page 235
• Additional References, page 239

Prerequisites for Configuring Link Bundling

You must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. The command
reference guides include the task IDs required for each command. If you suspect user group assignment
is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
The prerequisites for link bundling depend on the platform on which you are configuring this feature.
This section includes the following information:
• Prerequisites for Configuring Link Bundling on a Cisco CRS-1 Router, page 199

Prerequisites for Configuring Link Bundling on a Cisco CRS-1 Router

Before configuring link bundling on a Cisco IOS XR Router, be sure that the following tasks and
conditions are met:
• You know which links should be included in the bundle you are configuring.
• If you are configuring an Ethernet link bundle, you have at least one of the following Ethernet cards
installed in the router:
– 1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SPA (LAN and WAN-PHY)
– 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Tunable WDMPHY Physical Layer Interface Module (PLIM)
– 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet PLIM
– 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA
– 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA (versions 1 and 2)

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– 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet PLIM

– 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA
– 42-Port Gigabit Ethernet PLIM
– 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
– 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
– 14-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
– 20-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN-PHY PLIM
– 1-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet PLIM
• If you are configuring a POS link bundle, you have a POS line card or SPA installed in a router that
is running Cisco IOS XR software.

Note For more information about physical interfaces, PLIMs, and modular services cards, refer to the
Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System 8-Slot Line Card Chassis System Description.

Information About Configuring Link Bundling

To configure link bundling, you must understand the following concepts:
• Link Bundling Overview, page 200
• Features and Compatible Characteristics of Link Bundles, page 201
• Link Aggregation Through LACP, page 203
• LACP Short Period Time Intervals, page 204
• Load Balancing, page 205
• QoS and Link Bundling, page 205
• Link Bundle Configuration Overview, page 206
• Nonstop Forwarding During RP Switchover, page 206
• Link Switchover, page 207

Link Bundling Overview

The Link Bundling feature allows you to group multiple point-to-point links together into one logical
link and provide higher bidirectional bandwidth, redundancy, and load balancing between two routers.
A virtual interface is assigned to the bundled link. The component links can be dynamically added and
deleted from the virtual interface.
The virtual interface is treated as a single interface on which one can configure an IP address and other
software features used by the link bundle. Packets sent to the link bundle are forwarded to one of the
links in the bundle.
The advantages of link bundles are as follows:
• Multiple links can span several line cards and SPAs to form a single interface. Thus, the failure of a
single link does not cause a loss of connectivity.

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• Bundled interfaces increase bandwidth availability, because traffic is forwarded over all available
members of the bundle. Therefore, traffic can move onto another link if one of the links within a
bundle fails. You can add or remove bandwidth without interrupting packet flow. For example, you
can upgrade from an OC-48c PLIM modular services card to an OC-192 PLIM modular services card
without interrupting traffic.
All links within a bundle must be of the same type. For example, a bundle can contain all Ethernet
interfaces, or it can contain all POS interfaces, but it cannot contain Ethernet and POS interfaces at the
same time.
Cisco IOS XR software supports the following methods of forming bundles of Ethernet and POS
interfaces:
• IEEE 802.3ad—Standard technology that employs a Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to
ensure that all the member links in a bundle are compatible. Links that are incompatible or have
failed are automatically removed from a bundle.
• EtherChannel or POS Channel—Cisco proprietary technology that allows the user to configure links
to join a bundle, but has no mechanisms to check whether the links in a bundle are compatible.
(EtherChannel applies to Ethernet interfaces, and POS Channel applies to POS interfaces.)

Features and Compatible Characteristics of Link Bundles

Link bundles support the following features:
• ACL
• Basic IP
• Basic MPLS
• MPLS VPN
• Sampled Netflow
• BGP Policy Accounting
• HSRP/VRRP
• VLAN Bundling (Ethernet only)
• Basic IP
• Basic MPLS
• MPLS VPN
• Inter-AS
• WRED/MDRR per member interface.
The following list describes the properties and limitations of link bundles:
• A bundle contains links, each of which has LACP enabled or disabled. If a bundle contains links,
some that have LACP enabled and some that have LACP disabled, the links with LACP disabled are
not aggregated in the bundle.
• Bundle membership can span across several modular services cards that are installed in a single
router and across SPAS in the same service card.
• Physical layer and link layer configuration are performed on individual member links of a bundle.
• Configuration of network layer protocols and higher layer applications is performed on the bundle
itself.

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• IPv4 and IPv6 addressing is supported on ethernet link bundles.

• For Ethernet link bundling, links within a single bundle should have the same speed.
• For POS link bundling, the links within a single bundle can have varying speeds. The fastest link
can be set to a maximum speed that is four times greater than the slowest link.
• Mixed bandwidth bundle member configuration is only supported when 1:1 redundancy is
configured (this means that a 1 GigabitEthernet member can only be configured as the backup of the
10 GigabitEthernet interface).
• Mixed link bundle mode is supported only when active standby operation is configured (usually with
the lower speed link in standby mode).
• A bundle can be administratively enabled or disabled. Beginning in Cisco IOS XR Release 3.8.4,
when you shut down a bundle interface, the member links are put into err-disable link interface
status and admin-down line protocol state. You can show the status of a bundle interface and its
members using the show interfaces command.
• Each individual link within a bundle can be administratively enabled or disabled.
• Each individual member link within a bundle has unique MAC address.
• MAC address is set on the bundle the address of the If a MAC address is not set on the bundle, the
bundle MAC address is obtained from a pool of pre-assigned MAC addresses stored in EEPROM of
the chassis midplane.
• Each link within a bundle can be configured to allow different keepalive periods on different
members.
• Load balancing (the distribution of data between member links) is done by flow instead of by packet.
• Upper layer protocols, such as routing updates and hellos, are sent over any member link of an
interface bundle.
• All links within a single bundle must terminate on the same two systems. Both systems must be
directly connected.
• Bundled interfaces are point-to-point.
• A bundle can contain physical links only. Tunnels and VLAN subinterfaces cannot be bundle
members. However, you can create VLANs as subinterfaces of bundles.
• An IPv4 address configuration on link bundles is identical to an IPv4 address configuration on
regular interfaces.
• Multicast traffic is load balanced over the members of a bundle. For a given flow, internal processes
select the member link, and all traffic for that flow is sent over that member.

Characteristics of CRS Router Link Bundles

The following list describes additional properties and limitations of link bundles that are specific to CRS:
• Link bundling is supported on all multishelf Cisco CRS Routers.
• A bundle can contain all Ethernet interfaces or all POS interfaces, but not a mix of Ethernet and POS
interfaces.
• A single bundle supports a maximum of 64 physical links. If you add more than 64 links to a bundle,
only 64 of the links function, and the remaining links are automatically disabled.
• A Cisco CRS Router supports a maximum of 64 bundles.
• Ethernet and POS link bundles are created in the same way as Ethernet channels and POS channels,
where the user enters the same configuration on both end systems.

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• HDLC is the only supported encapsulation type for POS link bundles in Cisco IOS XR software.
POS links that are configured with any other encapsulation type cannot join a bundle. Keep in mind
that all POS link bundle members must be running HDLC for HDLC to work on a bundle.
• QoS is supported and is applied proportionally on each bundle member.
• Link layer protocols, such as CDP and HDLC keepalives, work independently on each link within
a bundle.
• All links within a single bundle must be configured to run either POS Channel or 802.3ad. Mixed
bundles are not supported.
• Cisco CRS Router allows mixed bandwidth of up to ten times in the same interface. This means that
GigE and 10GigE interfaces or 10GigE and 100GigE interfaces can be aggregated in a bundle
ethernet interface.

Link Aggregation Through LACP

Aggregating interfaces on different modular services cards and on SPAs within the same services cards
provides redundancy, allowing traffic to be quickly redirected to other member links when an interface
or modular services card failure occurs.
The optional Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is defined in the IEEE 802 standard. LACP
communicates between two directly connected systems (or peers) to verify the compatibility of bundle
members. The peer can be either another router or a switch. LACP monitors the operational state of link
bundles to ensure the following:
• All links terminate on the same two systems.
• Both systems consider the links to be part of the same bundle.
• All links have the appropriate settings on the peer.
LACP transmits frames containing the local port state and the local view of the partner system’s state.
These frames are analyzed to ensure both systems are in agreement.

IEEE 802.3ad Standard

The IEEE 802.3ad standard typically defines a method of forming Ethernet link bundles. In
Cisco IOS XR software, the IEEE 802.3ad standard is used on both Ethernet and POS link bundles.
For each link configured as bundle member, the following information is exchanged between the systems
that host each end of the link bundle:
• A globally unique local system identifier
• An identifier (operational key) for the bundle of which the link is a member
• An identifier (port ID) for the link
• The current aggregation status of the link
This information is used to form the link aggregation group identifier (LAG ID). Links that share a
common LAG ID can be aggregated. Individual links have unique LAG IDs.
The system identifier distinguishes one router from another, and its uniqueness is guaranteed through
the use of a MAC address from the system. The bundle and link identifiers have significance only to the
router assigning them, which must guarantee that no two links have the same identifier, and that no two
bundles have the same identifier.

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The information from the peer system is combined with the information from the local system to
determine the compatibility of the links configured to be members of a bundle.
The MAC address of the first link attached to a bundle becomes the MAC address of the bundle itself.
The bundle uses this MAC address until that link (the first link attached to the bundle) is detached from
the bundle, or until the user configures a different MAC address. The bundle MAC address is used by all
member links when passing bundle traffic. Any unicast or multicast addresses set on the bundle are also
set on all the member links.

Note We recommend that you avoid modifying the MAC address, because changes in the MAC address can
affect packet forwarding.

LACP Short Period Time Intervals

As packets are exchanged across member links of a bundled interface, some member links may slow
down or time-out and fail. LACP packets are exchanged periodically across these links to verify the
stability and reliability of the links over which they pass. The configuration of short period time
intervals, in which LACP packets are sent, enables faster detection and recovery from link failures.
Short period time intervals are configured as follows:
• In milliseconds
• In increments of 100 milliseconds
• In the range 100 to 1000 milliseconds
• The default is 1000 milliseconds (1 second)
• Up to 64 member links
• Up to 1280 packets per second (pps)
After 6 missed packets, the link is detached from the bundle.
When the short period time interval is not configured, LACP packets are transmitted over a member link
every 30 seconds by default.
When the short period time interval is configured, LACP packets are transmitted over a member link
once every 1000 milliseconds (1 second) by default. Optionally, both the transmit and receive intervals
can be configured to less than 1000 milliseconds, independently or together, in increments of 100
milliseconds (100, 200, 300, and so on).
When you configure a custom LACP short period transmit interval at one end of a link, you must
configure the same time period for the receive interval at the other end of the link.

Note You must always configure the transmit interval at both ends of the connection before you configure the
receive interval at either end of the connection. Failure to configure the transmit interval at both ends
first results in route flapping (a route going up and down continuously). When you remove a custom
LACP short period, you must do it in reverse order. You must remove the receive intervals first and then
the transmit intervals.

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Load Balancing
Load balancing is a forwarding mechanism which distributes traffic over multiple links, based on
Layer 3 routing information in the router. Per-flow load balancing is supported on all links in the bundle.
This scheme achieves load sharing by allowing the router to distribute packets over one of the links in
the bundle, that is determined through a hash calculation. The hash calculation is an algorithm for link
selection based on certain parameters.
The standard hash calculation is a 3-tuple hashing, using the following parameters:
• IP source address
• IP destination address
• Router ID
7-tuple hashing can also be configured. based on Layer 3 and Layer 4 parameters:
• IP source address
• IP destination address
• Router ID
• Input interface
• IP protocol
• Layer 4 source port
• Layer 4 destination port
When per-flow load balancing and 3-tuple hashing is enabled, all packets for a certain source-destination
pair will go through the same link, though there are multiple links available. Per-flow load balancing
ensures that packets for a certain source-destination pair arrive in order.

Note For multicast traffic, ingress forwarding is based on the Fabric Multicast Group Identifier (FGID).
Egress forwarding over the bundle is based on the bundle load balancing.

QoS and Link Bundling

On the Cisco CRS-1 Router, QoS is applied to the local instance of a bundle in the ingress direction.
Each bundle is associated with a set of queues. QoS is applied to the various network layer protocols that
are configured on the bundle. In the egress direction, QoS is applied on the bundle with a reference to
the member links. QoS is applied based on the sum of the member bandwidths.
For complete information on configuring QoS on link bundles on the Cisco CRS-1 Router, refer to the
Cisco IOS XR Modular Quality of Service Configuration Guide for the Cisco CRS Router and the Cisco
IOS XR Modular Quality of Service Command Reference for the Cisco CRS Router.

VLANs on an Ethernet Link Bundle

802.1Q VLAN subinterfaces can be configured on 802.3ad Ethernet link bundles. Keep the following
information in mind when adding VLANs on an Ethernet link bundle:
• The maximum number of VLANs allowed per bundle is 128.
• The maximum number of bundled VLANs allowed per router is 4000.

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Note The memory requirement for bundle VLANs is slightly higher than standard physical interfaces.

To create a VLAN subinterface on a bundle, include the VLAN subinterface instance with the interface
Bundle-Ether command, as follows:
interface Bundle-Ether interface-bundle-id.subinterface
After you create a VLAN on an Ethernet link bundle, all VLAN subinterface configuration is supported
on that link bundle.
VLAN subinterfaces can support multiple Layer 2 frame types and services, such as Ethernet Flow
Points - EFPs) and Layer 3 services.

Link Bundle Configuration Overview

The following steps provide a general overview of the link bundle configuration. Keep in mind that a
link must be cleared of all previous network layer configuration before it can be added to a bundle:
1. In global configuration mode, create a link bundle. To create an Ethernet link bundle, enter the
interface Bundle-Ether command. To create a POS link bundle, enter the interface Bundle-POS
command.
2. Assign an IP address and subnet mask to the virtual interface using the ipv4 address command.
3. Add interfaces to the bundle you created in Step 1 with the bundle id command in the interface
configuration submode. You can add up to 64 links to a single bundle.
4. On a CRS-1 Series router, optionally implement 1:1 link protection for the bundle by setting the
bundle maximum-active links command to 1. Performing this configuration causes the
highest-priority link in the bundle to become active and the second-highest-priority link to become
the standby. (The link priority is based on the value of the bundle port-priority command.) If the
active link fails, the standby link immediately becomes the active link.

Note A link is configured as a member of a bundle from the interface configuration submode for that link.

Nonstop Forwarding During RP Switchover

Cisco IOS XR software supports nonstop forwarding during switchover between active and standby
paired RP cards. Nonstop forwarding ensures that there is no change in the state of the link bundles when
a switchover occurs.
For example, if an active RP fails, the standby RP becomes operational. The configuration, node state,
and checkpoint data of the failed RP are replicated to the standby RP. The bundled interfaces will all be
present when the standby RP becomes the active RP.

Note You do not need to configure anything to guarantee that the standby interface configurations are
maintained.

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Link Switchover
By default, a maximum of 64 links in a bundle can actively carry traffic on a Cisco CRS-1 Router, If
one member link in a bundle fails, traffic is redirected to the remaining operational member links.
On a Cisco CRS-1 Router, you can optionally implement 1:1 link protection for a bundle by setting the
bundle maximum-active links command to 1. By doing so, you designate one active link and one or
more dedicated standby links. If the active link fails, a switchover occurs and a standby link immediately
becomes active, thereby ensuring uninterrupted traffic.
If the active and standby links are running LACP, you can choose between an IEEE standard-based
switchover (the default) or a faster proprietary optimized switchover. If the active and standby links are
not running LACP, the proprietary optimized switchover option is used.
Regardless of the type of switchover you are using, you can disable the wait-while timer, which
expedites the state negotiations of the standby link and causes a faster switchover from a failed active
link to the standby link. To do so, you can use the lacp fast-switchover command.

How to Configure Link Bundling

This section contains the following procedures:
• Configuring Ethernet Link Bundles, page 207
• Configuring EFP Load Balancing on an Ethernet Link Bundle, page 212
• Configuring VLAN Bundles, page 213
• Configuring POS Link Bundles, page 220
• Configuring the Default LACP Short Period Time Interval, page 224
• Configuring Custom LACP Short Period Time Intervals, page 226

Configuring Ethernet Link Bundles

This section describes how to configure an Ethernet link bundle.

Note MAC accounting is not supported on Ethernet link bundles.

Note In order for an Ethernet bundle to be active, you must perform the same configuration on both connection
endpoints of the bundle.

SUMMARY STEPS

The creation of an Ethernet link bundle involves creating a bundle and adding member interfaces to that
bundle, as shown in the steps that follow.
1. configure
2. interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id
3. ipv4 address ipv4-address mask

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4. bundle minimum-active bandwidth kbps

5. bundle minimum-active links links
6. bundle maximum-active links links [hot-standby]
7. lacp fast-switchover
8. exit
9. interface {GigabitEthernet | TenGigE} interface-path-id
10. bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | on | passive}
11. bundle port-priority priority
12. no shutdown
13. exit
14. Repeat Step 8 through Step 11 to add more links to the bundle you created in Step 2.
15. end
or
commit
16. exit
17. exit
18. Perform Step 1 through Step 15 on the remote end of the connection.
19. show bundle Bundle-Ether bundle-id
20. show lacp Bundle-Ether bundle-id

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2 interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id Creates a new Ethernet link bundle with the specified
bundle-id. The range is 1 to 65535.
Example: This interface Bundle-Ether command enters you
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config)# interface into the interface configuration submode, where you
Bundle-Ether 3 can enter interface specific configuration commands
are entered. Use the exit command to exit from the
interface configuration submode back to the normal
global configuration mode.
Step 3 ipv4 address ipv4-address mask Assigns an IP address and subnet mask to the virtual
interface using the ipv4 address configuration
subcommand.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ipv4 address Note
10.1.2.3 255.0.0.0

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 4 bundle minimum-active bandwidth kbps (Optional) Sets the minimum amount of bandwidth
required before a user can bring up a bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
minimum-active bandwidth 580000
Step 5 bundle minimum-active links links (Optional) Sets the number of active links required
before you can bring up a specific bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
minimum-active links 2
Step 6 bundle maximum-active links links [hot-standby] (Optional) Implements 1:1 link protection for the
bundle, which causes the highest-priority link in the
bundle to become active and the
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
second-highest-priority link to become the standby.
maximum-active links 1 hot-standby Also, specifies that a switchover between active and
standby LACP-enabled links is implemented per a
proprietary optimization.
Note The priority of the active and standby links is
based on the value of the bundle port-priority
command.
Step 7 lacp fast-switchover (Optional) If you enabled 1:1 link protection (you set
the value of the bundle maximum-active links
command to 1) on a bundle with member links running
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp
LACP, you can optionally disable the wait-while timer
fast-switchover in the LACP state machine. Disabling this timer causes
a bundle member link in standby mode to expedite its
normal state negotiations, thereby enabling a faster
switchover from a failed active link to the standby link.
Note
Step 8 exit Exits interface configuration submode for the Ethernet
link bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
Step 9 interface {GigabitEthernet | TenGigE} Enters interface configuration mode for the specified
interface-path-id interface.
Enter the GigabitEthernet or TenGigE keyword to
Example: specify the interface type. Replace the
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface interface-path-id argument with the node-id in the
GigabitEthernet 1/0/0/0
rack/slot/module format.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 10 bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | on | passive}] Adds the link to the specified bundle.
To enable active or passive LACP on the bundle,
Example: include the optional mode active or mode passive
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle-id 3 keywords in the command string.
To add the link to the bundle without LACP support,
include the optional mode on keywords with the
command string.
Note If you do not specify the mode keyword, the
default mode is on (LACP is not run over the
port).
Step 11 bundle port-priority priority (Optional) If you set the bundle maximum-active
links command to 1, you must also set the priority of
the active link to the highest priority (lowest value) and
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
the standby link to the second-highest priority (next
port-priority 1 lowest value). For example, you can set the priority of
the active link to 1 and the standby link to 2.
Step 12 no shutdown (Optional) If a link is in the down state, bring it up. The
no shutdown command returns the link to an up or
down state depending on the configuration and state of
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# no shutdown
the link.
Step 13 exit Exits interface configuration submode for the Ethernet
interface.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
Step 14 interface {GigabitEthernet | TenGigE} number (Optional) Repeat Step 8 through Step 11 to add more
bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | passive | on}] links to the bundle.
no shutdown
exit

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 1/0/2/1

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle id 3

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
port-priority 2

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# no shutdown

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 1/0/2/3

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle id 3

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# no shutdown

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 15 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the system
commit prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting(yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes to
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the router
to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration session
and returns the router to EXEC mode without
committing the configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without exiting
or committing the configuration changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.
Step 16 exit Exits interface configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
Step 17 exit Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# exit
Step 18 Perform Step 1 through Step 15 on the remote end of the Brings up the other end of the link bundle.
connection.
Step 19 show bundle Bundle-Ether bundle-id (Optional) Shows information about the specified
Ethernet link bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bundle Bundle-Ether 3
Step 20 show lacp bundle Bundle-Ether bundle-id (Optional) Shows detailed information about LACP
ports and their peers.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show lacp bundle
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Configuring EFP Load Balancing on an Ethernet Link Bundle

This section describes how to configure Ethernet flow point (EFP) Load Balancing on an Ethernet link
bundle.
By default, Ethernet flow point (EFP) load balancing is enabled. However, the user can choose to
configure all egressing traffic on the fixed members of a bundle to flow through the same physical
member link. This configuration is available only on an Ethernet Bundle subinterface with Layer 2
transport (l2transport) enabled.

Note If the active members of the bundle change, the traffic for the bundle may get mapped to a different
physical link that has a hash value that matches the configured value.

SUMMARY STEPS

Perform the following steps to configure EFP Load Balancing on an Ethernet link bundle:
1. configure
2. interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id l2transport
3. bundle load-balance hash hash-value [auto]
4. end
or
commit

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2 interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id l2transport Creates a new Ethernet link bundle with the specified
bundle-id and with Layer 2 transport enabled.
Example: The range is 1 to 65535.
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config)# interface
Bundle-Ether 3 l2transport
Step 3 bundle load-balance hash hash-value [auto] Configures all egressing traffic on the fixed members
of a bundle to flow through the same physical member
Example: link.
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# bundle
load-balancing hash 1 • hash-value—Numeric value that specifies the
or physical member link through which all egressing
traffic in this bundle will flow. The values are 1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# bundle
load-balancing hash auto
through 8.
• auto—The physical member link through which
all egressing traffic on this bundle will flow is
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Command or Action Purpose

Step 4 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the system
commit prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting(yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes to
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the router
to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration session
and returns the router to EXEC mode without
committing the configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without exiting
or committing the configuration changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.

Configuring VLAN Bundles

This section describes how to configure a VLAN bundle. The creation of a VLAN bundle involves three
main tasks:
1. Create an Ethernet bundle
2. Create VLAN subinterfaces and assign them to the Ethernet bundle.
3. Assign Ethernet links to the Ethernet bundle.
These tasks are describe in detail in the procedure that follows.

Note In order for a VLAN bundle to be active, you must perform the same configuration on both ends of the
bundle connection.

SUMMARY STEPS

The creation of a VLAN link bundle is described in the steps that follow.
1. configure
2. interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id
3. ipv4 address ipv4-address mask
4. bundle minimum-active bandwidth kbps

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5. bundle minimum-active links links

6. bundle maximum-active links links [hot-standby]
7. lacp fast-switchover
8. exit
9. interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id.vlan-id
10. dot1q vlan vlan-id
11. ipv4 address ipv4-address mask
12. no shutdown
13. exit
14. Repeat Step 9 through Step 12 to add more VLANS to the bundle you created in Step 2.
15. end
or
commit
16. exit
17. exit
18. configure
19. interface {GigabitEthernet | TenGigE} interface-path-id
20. bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | on | passive}
21. bundle port-priority priority
22. no shutdown
23. Repeat Step19 through Step 21 to add more Ethernet Interfaces to the bundle you created in Step 2.
24. end
or
commit
25. Perform Step 1 through Step 23 on the remote end of the connection.
26. show bundle Bundle-Ether bundle-id
27. show vlan interface
28. show vlan trunks [{GigabitEthernet | TenGigE | Bundle-Ether} interface-path-id] [brief |
summary] [location node-id]

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DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2 interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id Creates and names a new Ethernet link bundle.
This interface Bundle-Ether command enters
Example: you into the interface configuration submode,
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config)# interface where you can enter interface-specific
Bundle-Ether 3 configuration commands. Use the exit command
to exit from the interface configuration submode
back to the normal global configuration mode.
Step 3 ipv4 address ipv4-address mask Assigns an IP address and subnet mask to the
virtual interface using the ipv4 address
configuration subcommand.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ipv4 address
10.1.2.3 255.0.0.0
Step 4 bundle minimum-active bandwidth kbps (Optional) Sets the minimum amount of
bandwidth required before a user can bring up a
bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
minimum-active bandwidth 580000
Step 5 bundle minimum-active links links (Optional) Sets the number of active links
required before you can bring up a specific
bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
minimum-active links 2
Step 6 bundle maximum-active links links [hot-standby] (Optional) Implements 1:1 link protection for the
bundle, which causes the highest-priority link in
the bundle to become active and the
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
second-highest-priority link to become the
maximum-active links 1 hot-standby standby. Also, specifies that a switchover between
active and standby LACP-enabled links is
implemented per a proprietary optimization.
Note The priority of the active and standby
links is based on the value of the bundle
port-priority command.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 7 lacp fast-switchover (Optional) If you enabled 1:1 link protection (you
set the value of the bundle maximum-active
links command to 1) on a bundle with member
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp
links running LACP, you can optionally disable
fast-switchover the wait-while timer in the LACP state machine.
Disabling this timer causes a bundle member link
in standby mode to expedite its normal state
negotiations, thereby enabling a faster switchover
from a failed active link to the standby link.
Note
Step 8 exit Exits the interface configuration submode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
Step 9 interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id.vlan-id Creates a new VLAN, and assigns the VLAN to
the Ethernet bundle you created in Step 2.
Example: Replace the bundle-id argument with the
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config)# interface bundle-id you created in Step 2.
Bundle-Ether 3.1
Replace the vlan-id with a subinterface identifier.
Range is from 1 to 4094 inclusive (0 and 4095 are
reserved).
Note When you include the .vlan-id argument
with the interface Bundle-Ether
bundle-id command, you enter
subinterface configuration mode.
Step 10 dot1q vlan vlan-id Assigns a VLAN to the subinterface.
Replace the vlan-id argument with a subinterface
Example: identifier. Range is from 1 to 4094 inclusive (0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config-subif)# dot1q vlan 10 and 4095 are reserved).
Step 11 ipv4 address ipv4-address mask Assigns an IP address and subnet mask to the
subinterface.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config-subif)# ipv4 address
10.1.2.3/24
Step 12 no shutdown (Optional) If a link is in the down state, bring it
up. The no shutdown command returns the link to
an up or down state depending on the
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config-subif)# no shutdown
configuration and state of the link.
Step 13 exit Exits subinterface configuration mode for the
VLAN subinterface.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# exit

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 14 Repeat Step 9 through Step 12 to add more VLANS to the (Optional) Adds more subinterfaces to the bundle.
bundle you created in Step 2.

interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id.vlan-id

dot1q vlan vlan-id

ipv4 address ipv4-address mask

no shutdown
exit

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# interface
Bundle-Ether 3.1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# dot1q vlan 20
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# ipv4 address
20.2.3.4/24
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# no shutdown
exit
Step 15 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the
commit system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting(yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# commit to the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the
router to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration
session and returns the router to EXEC
mode without committing the
configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without
exiting or committing the configuration
changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.
Step 16 exit Exits interface configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# end
Step 17 exit Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# exit

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 18 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router # configure
Step 19 interface {GigabitEthernet | TenGigE} Enters interface configuration mode for the
interface-path-id Ethernet interface you want to add to the Bundle.
Enter the GigabitEthernet or TenGigE keyword
Example: to specify the interface type. Replace the
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface interface-path-id argument with the node-id in
GigabitEthernet 1/0/0/0
the rack/slot/module format.
Note A VLAN bundle is not active until you
add an Ethernet interface on both ends of
the link bundle.
Step 20 bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | on | passive}] Adds an Ethernet interface to the bundle you
configured in Step 2 through Step 13.
Example: To enable active or passive LACP on the bundle,
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle-id 3 include the optional mode active or mode passive
keywords in the command string.
To add the interface to the bundle without LACP
support, include the optional mode on keywords
with the command string.
Note If you do not specify the mode keyword,
the default mode is on (LACP is not run
over the port).
Step 21 bundle port-priority priority (Optional) If you set the bundle
maximum-active links command to 1, you must
also set the priority of the active link to the highest
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
priority (lowest value) and the standby link to the
port-priority 1 second-highest priority (next lowest value). For
example, you can set the priority of the active link
to 1 and the standby link to 2.
Step 22 no shutdown (Optional) If a link is in the down state, bring it
up. The no shutdown command returns the link to
an up or down state depending on the
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# no shutdown
configuration and state of the link.
Step 23 — Repeat Step 19 through Step 21 to add more
Ethernet interfaces to the VLAN bundle.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 24 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the
commit system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting(yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# commit to the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the
router to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration
session and returns the router to EXEC
mode without committing the
configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without
exiting or committing the configuration
changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.
Step 25 Perform Step 1 through Step 23 on the remote end of the Brings up the other end of the link bundle.
VLAN bundle connection.
Step 26 show bundle Bundle-Ether bundle-id (Optional) Shows information about the specified
Ethernet link bundle.
Example: The show bundle Bundle-Ether command
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bundle Bundle-Ether 3 displays information about the specified bundle.
If your bundle has been configured properly and
is carrying traffic, the State field in the show
bundle Bundle-Ether command output shows
the number “4,” which means the specified VLAN
bundle port is “distributing.”
Step 27 show vlan interface Displays the current VLAN interface and status
configuration.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router # show vlan interface

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 28 show vlan trunks [{GigabitEthernet | TenGigE | (Optional) Displays summary information about
Bundle-Ether} interface-path-id] [brief | summary] each of the VLAN trunk interfaces.
[location node-id]
• The keywords have the following meanings:

Example: – brief—Displays a brief summary.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show vlan trunk summary – summary—Displays a full summary.
– location—Displays information about
the VLAN trunk interface on the given
slot.
– interface—Displays information about
the specified interface or subinterface.
Use the show vlan trunks command to verify that
all configured VLAN subinterfaces on an
Ethernet bundle are “up.”
Step 29 lacp fast-switchover (Optional) If you enabled 1:1 link protection (you
set the value of the bundle maximum-active
links command to 1) on a bundle with member
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp
links running LACP, you can optionally disable
fast-switchover the wait-while timer in the LACP state machine.
Disabling this timer causes a bundle member link
in standby mode to expedite its normal state
negotiations, thereby enabling a faster switchover
from a failed active link to the standby link.

Configuring POS Link Bundles

This section describes how to configure a POS link bundle.

Note In order for a POS bundle to be active, you must perform the same configuration on both connection
endpoints of the POS bundle.

SUMMARY STEPS

The creation of a bundled POS interface involves configuring both the bundle and the member interfaces,
as shown in these steps:
1. configure
2. interface Bundle-POS bundle-id
3. ipv4 address ipv4-address mask
4. bundle minimum-active bandwidth kbps
5. bundle minimum-active links links
6. bundle maximum-active links links [hot-standby]
7. lacp fast-switchover
8. exit

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9. interface POS interface-path-id

10. bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | on | passive}]
11. bundle port-priority priority
12. no shutdown
13. exit
14. Repeat Step 8 through Step 11 to add more links to the bundle you created in Step 2.
15. end
or
commit
16. exit
17. exit
18. Perform Step 1 through Step 15 on the remote end of the connection.
19. show bundle Bundle-POS bundle-id
20. show lacp bundle bundle-POS bundle-id

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2 interface Bundle-POS bundle-id Configures and names the new bundled POS interface.
Enters the interface configuration submode, from
Example: where interface specific configuration commands are
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config)#interface Bundle-POS executed. Use the exit command to exit from the
2 interface configuration submode, and get back to the
normal global configuration mode.
Step 3 ipv4 address ipv4-address mask Assigns an IP address and subnet mask to the virtual
interface using the ip address configuration
subcommand.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ipv4 address
10.1.2.3 255.0.0.0
Step 4 bundle minimum-active bandwidth kbps (Optional) Sets the minimum amount of bandwidth
required before a user can bring up a bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
minimum-active bandwidth 620000
Step 5 bundle minimum-active links links (Optional) Sets the number of active links required
before you can bring up a specific bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 bundle maximum-active links links [hot-standby] (Optional) Implements 1:1 link protection for the
bundle, which causes the highest-priority link in the
bundle to become active and the
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
second-highest-priority link to become the standby.
maximum-active links 1 hot-standby Also, specifies that a switchover between active and
standby LACP-enabled links is implemented
according to a proprietary optimization.
Note The priority of the active and standby links is
based on the value of the bundle port-priority
command.
Step 7 lacp fast-switchover (Optional) If you enabled 1:1 link protection (you set
the value of the bundle maximum-active links
command to 1) on a bundle with member links running
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp
LACP, you can optionally disable the wait-while timer
fast-switchover in the LACP state machine. Disabling this timer causes
a bundle member link in standby mode to expedite its
normal state negotiations, thereby enabling a faster
switchover from a failed active link to the standby link.
Step 8 exit Exits the interface configuration submode.
Step 9 interface POS interface-path-id Enters POS interface configuration mode and specifies
the POS interface name and interface-path-id notation
rack/slot/module/port.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface POS
0/1/0/0

Step 10 bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | on | passive}] Adds the link to the specified bundle.
To enable active or passive LACP on the bundle,
Example: include the optional mode active or mode passive
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle-id 3 keywords in the command string.
To add the link to the bundle without LACP support,
include the optional mode on keywords with the
command string.
Note If you do not specify the mode keyword, the
default mode is on (LACP is not run over the
port).
Step 11 bundle port-priority priority (Optional) If you set the bundle maximum-active
links command to 1, you must also set the priority of
the active link to the highest priority (lowest value) and
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
the standby link to the second-highest priority (next
port-priority 1 lowest value). For example, you can set the priority of
the active link to 1 and the standby link to 2.
Step 12 no shutdown Removes the shutdown configuration which forces the
interface administratively down. The no shutdown
command then returns the link to an up or down state,
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# no shutdown
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Command or Action Purpose

Step 13 exit Exits the interface configuration submode for the POS
interface.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# exit
Step 14 Repeat Step 8 through Step 11 to add more links to a (Optional) Adds more links to the bundle you created
bundle in Step 2.
Step 15 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the system
commit prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting(yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes to
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the router
to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration session
and returns the router to EXEC mode without
committing the configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without exiting
or committing the configuration changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.
Step 16 exit Exits interface configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
Step 17 exit Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# exit
Step 18 Perform Step 1 through Step 15 on the remote end of the Brings up the other end of the link bundle.
connection.
Step 19 show bundle Bundle-POS number (Optional) Shows information about the specified POS
link bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bundle Bundle-POS 1
Step 20 show lacp bundle Bundle-POS bundle-id (Optional) Shows detailed information about LACP
ports and their peers.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show lacp bundle
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Configuring the Default LACP Short Period Time Interval

This section describes how to configure the default short period time interval for sending and receiving
LACP packets on a Gigabit Ethernet interface. This procedure also enables the LACP short period.

SUMMARY STEPS

To enable an LACP short period time interval, using the default time of 1 second, perform the following
steps.
1. configure
2. interface GigabitEthernet interface-path
3. bundle id number mode active
4. lacp period short
5. commit

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2 interface GigabitEthernet interface-path Creates a Gigabit Ethernet interface and enters
interface configuration mode.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/1
Step 3 bundle id number mode active Specifies the bundle interface and puts the member
interface in active mode.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle id 1 mode
active

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 4 lacp period short Configures a short period time interval for the sending
and receiving of LACP packets, using the default time
period of 1000 milliseconds or 1 second.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp period short
Step 5 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the system
commit prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting (yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes to
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the router
to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration session
and returns the router to EXEC mode without
committing the configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without exiting
or committing the configuration changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.

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Configuring Custom LACP Short Period Time Intervals

This section describes how to configure custom short period time intervals (less than 1000 milliseconds)
for sending and receiving LACP packets on a Gigabit Ethernet interface.

Note You must always configure the transmit interval at both ends of the connection before you configure the
receive interval at either end of the connection. Failure to configure the transmit interval at both ends
first results in route flapping (a route going up and down continuously). When you remove a custom
LACP short period, you must do it in reverse order. You must remove the receive intervals first and then
the transmit intervals.

SUMMARY STEPS

To configure custom receive and transmit intervals for LACP packets, perform the following steps.

Router A
1. configure
2. interface GigabitEthernet interface-path
3. bundle id number mode active
4. lacp period short
5. commit

Router B
6. configure
7. interface GigabitEthernet interface-path
8. bundle id number mode active
9. lacp period short
10. commit

Router A
11. configure
12. interface GigabitEthernet interface-path
13. lacp period short transmit interval
14. commit

Router B
15. configure
16. interface GigabitEthernet interface-path
17. lacp period short transmit interval
18. commit

Router A
19. configure
20. interface GigabitEthernet interface-path

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21. lacp period short receive interval

22. commit

Router B
23. configure
24. interface GigabitEthernet interface-path
25. lacp period short receive interval
26. commit or end

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2 interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id Creates and names a new Ethernet link bundle.
This interface Bundle-Ether command enters
Example: you into the interface configuration submode,
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config)# interface where you can enter interface-specific
Bundle-Ether 3 configuration commands. Use the exit command
to exit from the interface configuration submode
back to the normal global configuration mode.
Step 3 ipv4 address ipv4-address mask Assigns an IP address and subnet mask to the
virtual interface using the ipv4 address
configuration subcommand.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ipv4 address
10.1.2.3 255.0.0.0
Step 4 bundle minimum-active bandwidth kbps (Optional) Sets the minimum amount of
bandwidth required before a user can bring up a
bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
minimum-active bandwidth 580000
Step 5 bundle minimum-active links links (Optional) Sets the number of active links
required before you can bring up a specific
bundle.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
minimum-active links 2

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 bundle maximum-active links links (Optional) Designates one active link and one link
in standby mode that can take over immediately
for a bundle if the active link fails (1:1
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle
protection).
maximum-active links 1 Note The default number of active links
allowed in a single bundle is 8.

Note If the bundle maximum-active command

is issued, then only the highest-priority
link within the bundle is active. The
priority is based on the value from the
bundle port-priority command, where a
lower value is a higher priority. Therefore,
we recommend that you configure a
higher priority on the link that you want to
be the active link.
Step 7 exit Exits the interface configuration submode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
Step 8 interface Bundle-Ether bundle-id.vlan-id Creates a new VLAN, and assigns the VLAN to
the Ethernet bundle you created in Step 2.
Example: Replace the bundle-id argument with the
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config)# interface bundle-id you created in Step 2.
Bundle-Ether 3.1
Replace the vlan-id with a subinterface identifier.
Range is from 1 to 4094 inclusive (0 and 4095 are
reserved).
Note When you include the .vlan-id argument
with the interface Bundle-Ether
bundle-id command, you enter
subinterface configuration mode.
Step 9 dot1q vlan vlan-id Assigns a VLAN to the subinterface.
Replace the vlan-id argument with a subinterface
Example: identifier. Range is from 1 to 4094 inclusive (0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config-subif)# dot1q vlan 10 and 4095 are reserved).
Step 10 ipv4 address ipv4-address mask Assigns an IP address and subnet mask to the
subinterface.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config-subif)# ipv4 address
10.1.2.3/24
Step 11 no shutdown (Optional) If a link is in the down state, bring it
up. The no shutdown command returns the link to
an up or down state depending on the
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#(config-subif)# no shutdown
configuration and state of the link.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 12 exit Exits subinterface configuration mode for the
VLAN subinterface.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# exit
Step 13 Repeat Step 7 through Step 12 to add more VLANs to the (Optional) Adds more subinterfaces to the bundle.
bundle you created in Step 2.
Step 14 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the
commit system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting(yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# commit to the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the
router to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration
session and returns the router to EXEC
mode without committing the
configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without
exiting or committing the configuration
changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.
Step 15 exit Exits interface configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# exit
Step 16 exit Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config)# exit
Step 17 show ethernet trunk bundle-ether instance (Optional) Displays the interface configuration.
The Ethernet bundle instance range is from 1
Example: through 65535.
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show ethernet trunk
bundle-ether 5
Step 18 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router # configure

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 19 interface {GigabitEthernet | TenGigE} Enters the interface configuration mode for the
interface-path-id Ethernet interface you want to add to the Bundle.
Enter the GigabitEthernet or TenGigE keyword
Example: to specify the interface type. Replace the
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface interface-path-id argument with the node-id in
GigabitEthernet 1/0/0/0
the rack/slot/module format.
Note A VLAN bundle is not active until you
add an Ethernet interface on both ends of
the link bundle.
Step 20 bundle id bundle-id [mode {active | on | passive}] Adds an Ethernet interface to the bundle you
configured in Step 2 through Step 13.
Example: To enable active or passive LACP on the bundle,
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle-id 3 include the optional mode active or mode passive
keywords in the command string.
To add the interface to the bundle without LACP
support, include the optional mode on keywords
with the command string.
Note If you do not specify the mode keyword,
the default mode is on (LACP is not run
over the port).
Step 21 no shutdown (Optional) If a link is in the down state, bring it
up. The no shutdown command returns the link to
an up or down state depending on the
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# no shutdown
configuration and state of the link.
Step 22 Repeat Step 19 through Step 21 to add more Ethernet —
interfaces to the VLAN bundle.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 23 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the
commit system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting(yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# commit to the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the
router to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration
session and returns the router to EXEC
mode without committing the
configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without
exiting or committing the configuration
changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.
Step 24 Perform Step 1 through Step 23 on the remote end of the Brings up the other end of the link bundle.
VLAN bundle connection.
Step 25 show bundle Bundle-Ether bundle-id [reasons] (Optional) Shows information about the specified
Ethernet link bundle.
Example: The show bundle Bundle-Ether command
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bundle Bundle-Ether 3 displays information about the specified bundle.
reasons If your bundle has been configured properly and
is carrying traffic, the State field in the show
bundle Bundle-Ether command output will
show the number “4,” which means the specified
VLAN bundle port is “distributing.”
Step 26 show ethernet trunk bundle-ether instance (Optional) Displays the interface configuration.
The Ethernet bundle instance range is from 1
Example: through 65535.
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show ethernet trunk
bundle-ether 5

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Command or Action Purpose

Router A
Step 1 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2 interface GigabitEthernet interface-path Creates a Gigabit Ethernet interface and enters
interface configuration mode.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/1
Step 3 bundle id number mode active Specifies the bundle interface and puts the member
interface in active mode.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle id 1 mode
active
Step 4 lacp period short Enables the short period time interval.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp period short
Step 5 commit Saves configuration changes and exits to EXEC mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Router B
Step 6 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 7 interface GigabitEthernet interface-path Creates a Gigabit Ethernet interface and enters
interface configuration mode.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/1
Step 8 bundle id number mode active Specifies the bundle interface and puts the member
interface in active mode.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# bundle id 1 mode
active
Step 9 lacp period short Enables the short period time interval.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp period short

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 10 commit Saves configuration changes and exits to EXEC mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Router A
Step 11 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 12 interface GigabitEthernet interface-path Creates a Gigabit Ethernet interface and enters
interface configuration mode at one end of the
connection.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/1
Step 13 lacp period short transmit interval Configures the short period transmit time interval for
LACP packets at one end of the connection.
Example: Valid values are 100 to 1000 milliseconds in multiples
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp period short of 100, such as 100, 200, 300, and so on.
transmit 500
Step 14 commit Saves configuration changes and exits to EXEC mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Router B
Step 15 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 16 interface GigabitEthernet interface-path Creates a Gigabit Ethernet interface and enters
interface configuration mode at one end of the
connection.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/1
Step 17 lacp period short transmit interval Configures the short period transmit time interval for
LACP packets at one end of the connection.
Example: Valid values are 100 to 1000 milliseconds in multiples
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp period short of 100, such as 100, 200, 300, and so on.
transmit 500
Step 18 commit Saves configuration changes and exits to EXEC mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Router A

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 19 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 20 interface GigabitEthernet interface-path Creates a Gigabit Ethernet interface and enters
interface configuration mode at one end of the
connection.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/1
Step 21 lacp period short receive interval Configures the short period receive time interval for
LACP packets at one end of the connection.
Example: Valid values are 100 to 1000 milliseconds in multiples
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp period short of 100, such as 100, 200, 300, and so on.
receive 500
Step 22 commit Saves configuration changes and exits to EXEC mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Router B
Step 23 configure Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 24 interface GigabitEthernet interface-path Creates a Gigabit Ethernet interface and enters
interface configuration mode at one end of the
connection.
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface
GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/1
Step 25 lacp period short receive interval Configures the short period receive time interval for
LACP packets at one end of the connection.
Example: Valid values are 100 to 1000 milliseconds in multiples
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# lacp period short of 100, such as 100, 200, 300, and so on.
receive 500
Step 26 end Saves configuration changes.
or
• When you issue the end command, the system
commit prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them
Example: before exiting (yes/no/cancel)?
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end [cancel]:
or
– Entering yes saves configuration changes to
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit the running configuration file, exits the
configuration session, and returns the router
to EXEC mode.
– Entering no exits the configuration session
and returns the router to EXEC mode without
committing the configuration changes.
– Entering cancel leaves the router in the
current configuration session without exiting
or committing the configuration changes.
• Use the commit command to save the
configuration changes to the running
configuration file and remain within the
configuration session.

Configuration Examples for Link Bundling

This section contains the following examples:
• Example: Configuring an Ethernet Link Bundle, page 235
• Example: Configuring a VLAN Link Bundle, page 236
• Example: Configuring a POS Link Bundle, page 236
• Example: Configuring EFP Load Balancing on an Ethernet Link Bundle, page 237
• Examples: Configuring LACP Short Periods, page 238

Example: Configuring an Ethernet Link Bundle

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The following example shows how to join two ports to form an EtherChannel bundle running LACP:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# config
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface Bundle-Ether 3
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# ipv4 address 1.2.3.4/24
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle minimum-active bandwidth 620000
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle minimum-active links 1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle maximum-active links 1 hot-standby
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# lacp fast-switchover
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface TenGigE 0/3/0/0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle id 3 mode active
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle port-priority 1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# no shutdown
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface TenGigE 0/3/0/1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle id 3 mode active
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle port-priority 2
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# no shutdown
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# exit

Example: Configuring a VLAN Link Bundle

The following example shows how to create and bring up two VLANS on an Ethernet bundle:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# config
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface Bundle-Ether 1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# ipv4 address 1.2.3.4/24
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle minimum-active bandwidth 620000
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle minimum-active links 1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface Bundle-Ether 1.1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# dot1q vlan 10
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# ip addr 10.2.3.4/24
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# no shutdown
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface Bundle-Ether 1.2
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# dot1q vlan 20
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# ip addr 20.2.3.4/24
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# no shutdown
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-subif)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)#interface gig 0/1/5/7
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle-id 1 mode act
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# commit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router # show vlan trunks

Example: Configuring a POS Link Bundle

The following example shows how to join two ports to form a Packet-over-SONET (POS) link bundle:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# config
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface Bundle-POS 5
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# ipv4 address 1.2.3.4/24
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle minimum-active bandwidth 620000
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle minimum-active bandwidth 620000
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# exit

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RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config)# interface POS 0/0/1/1

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# bundle id 5
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# no shutdown
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router(config-if)# exit

Example: Configuring EFP Load Balancing on an Ethernet Link Bundle

The following example shows how to configure all egressing traffic on the fixed members of a bundle to
flow through the same physical member link automatically.
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configuration terminal
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface bundle-ether 1.1 l2transport
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# bundle load-balancing hash auto
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)#

The following example shows how to configure all egressing traffic on the fixed members of a bundle to
flow through a specified physical member link.
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configuration terminal
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface bundle-ether 1.1 l2transport
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)# bundle load-balancing hash 1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-subif)#

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Examples: Configuring LACP Short Periods

The following example shows how to configure the LACP short period time interval to the default time
of 1000 milliseconds (1 second):
config
interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0/1
bundle id 1 mode active
lacp period short
commit

The following example shows how to configure custom LACP short period transmit and receive intervals
to less than the default of 1000 milliseconds (1 second):

Router A
config
interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0/1
bundle id 1 mode active
lacp period short
commit

Router B
config
interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0/1
bundle id 1 mode active
lacp period short
commit

Router A
config
interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0/1
lacp period short transmit 100
commit

Router B
config
interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0/1
lacp period short transmit 100
commit

Router A
config
interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0/1
lacp period short receive 100
commit

Router B
config
interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0/1
lacp period short receive 100
commit

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Additional References
The following sections provide references related to link bundle configuration.

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Standards
Standards Title
IEEE 802.3ad (incorporated as Annex 43 into —
802.3-2002)

MIBs
MIBs MIBs Link
The IEEE-defined MIB for Link Aggregation (defined To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms using
in 802.3 Annex 30C) Cisco IOS XR Software, use the Cisco MIB Locator found at the
following URL:
http://cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

RFCs
RFCs Title
No new or modified RFCs are supported by this —
feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

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Technical Assistance
Description Link
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thousands of pages of searchable technical content,
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technical tips, and tools. Registered Cisco.com users
can log in from this page to access even more content.

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