From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Neil Horman Subject: Re: =?utf-8?B?562U5aSN?= =?utf-8?Q?=3A?= Is 802.3ad mode in bonding useful ? Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:23:16 -0400 Message-ID: <20110428132316.GC4165@hmsreliant.think-freely.org> References: <4DB9185E.4050103@gmail.com> <20110428122102.GB4165@hmsreliant.think-freely.org> <0FBC7C9C2640634A8B837C2EFFCFF32F0184732D72@SHEXMB-01.global.atheros.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: WeipingPan , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" To: Xiong Huang Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:43783 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752798Ab1D1NXh (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:23:37 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <0FBC7C9C2640634A8B837C2EFFCFF32F0184732D72@SHEXMB-01.global.atheros.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 08:31:33PM +0800, Xiong Huang wrote: > Is there any plan to support cisco FEC/GEC protocol in bonding ? >=20 Not explicitly, no, since roundrobin/xor modes should be compatible alr= eady, and etherchannel can interoperate with 802.3ad bonds if the switches etherchannel is configured to be in lacp mode: Neil > -Xiong > ________________________________________ > =E5=8F=91=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org [netdev-own= er@vger.kernel.org] =E4=BB=A3=E8=A1=A8 Neil Horman [nhorman@tuxdriver.c= om] > =E5=8F=91=E9=80=81=E6=97=B6=E9=97=B4: 2011=E5=B9=B44=E6=9C=8828=E6=97= =A5 5:21 > =E6=94=B6=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA: WeipingPan > =E6=8A=84=E9=80=81: netdev@vger.kernel.org > =E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98: Re: Is 802.3ad mode in bonding useful ? >=20 > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 03:33:50PM +0800, WeipingPan wrote: > > Hi, all, > > > > 802.3ad mode in bonding implements 802.3ad standard. > > > > I am just wondering 802.3ad mode is useful, > > since bonding has many modes like balance-rr, active-backup, etc. > > > Yes, of course its usefull. For switches which support 802.3ad, this= mode > allows for both peers to understand that the links in the bond are ac= ting as an > aggregate, which makes it easier to prevent things like inadvertently= looped > back frames, for which the other modes have to have all sorts of hack= s to > prevent. > Neil >=20 > > thanks > > Weiping Pan > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" i= n > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html