Link Aggregation Control Protocol
E491114
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is a network protocol that dynamically combines multiple physical Ethernet links into a single logical channel to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy between devices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Link Aggregation Control Protocol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5052242 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Link Aggregation Control Protocol Context triple: [IEEE 802.1AX, defines, Link Aggregation Control Protocol]
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A.
IEEE 802.1ag
IEEE 802.1ag is an Ethernet networking standard that defines Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) mechanisms for monitoring, detecting, and troubleshooting faults in Ethernet networks.
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B.
IEEE 802.1AB
IEEE 802.1AB is a networking standard that defines the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for advertising and discovering device identity and capabilities on IEEE 802 LANs.
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C.
IEEE 802.1ah
IEEE 802.1ah is an Ethernet networking standard, often called Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB), that enables scalable, MAC-in-MAC encapsulation for carrier-grade layer 2 networks.
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D.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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E.
IEEE 802.1Qbu
IEEE 802.1Qbu is an Ethernet networking standard that defines frame preemption to improve latency and reliability for time-sensitive traffic in bridged networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Link Aggregation Control Protocol Target entity description: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is a network protocol that dynamically combines multiple physical Ethernet links into a single logical channel to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy between devices.
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A.
IEEE 802.1ag
IEEE 802.1ag is an Ethernet networking standard that defines Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) mechanisms for monitoring, detecting, and troubleshooting faults in Ethernet networks.
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B.
IEEE 802.1AB
IEEE 802.1AB is a networking standard that defines the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for advertising and discovering device identity and capabilities on IEEE 802 LANs.
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C.
IEEE 802.1ah
IEEE 802.1ah is an Ethernet networking standard, often called Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB), that enables scalable, MAC-in-MAC encapsulation for carrier-grade layer 2 networks.
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D.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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E.
IEEE 802.1Qbu
IEEE 802.1Qbu is an Ethernet networking standard that defines frame preemption to improve latency and reliability for time-sensitive traffic in bridged networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
link aggregation protocol
ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LACP ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | static link aggregation ⓘ |
| benefit |
fault tolerance
ⓘ
higher aggregate throughput ⓘ increased availability ⓘ simplified logical link management ⓘ |
| category |
Ethernet technology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LAN protocol ⓘ |
| definedInStandard | IEEE 802.1AX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encapsulation | Ethernet frame ⓘ |
| fastPeriodicInterval | 1 second ⓘ |
| fullNameOfMessageType | Link Aggregation Control Protocol Data Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layer | Data Link Layer ⓘ |
| messageType | LACPDU ⓘ |
| mode |
active
ⓘ
passive ⓘ |
| multicastDestinationMAC | 01-80-C2-00-00-02 ⓘ |
| notProvide |
frame reordering across links
ⓘ
per-flow bandwidth guarantee ⓘ |
| originallyDefinedInStandard | IEEE 802.3ad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSIlayer | Layer 2 ⓘ |
| purpose |
dynamically bundle multiple physical links into a single logical link
ⓘ
improve link resiliency ⓘ increase available bandwidth between devices ⓘ negotiate link aggregation between devices ⓘ provide link redundancy ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
IEEE 802.1D
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
full-duplex links
ⓘ
point-to-point links ⓘ same speed on all member links ⓘ |
| slowPeriodicInterval | 30 seconds ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
automatic addition of recovered links to aggregation
ⓘ
automatic detection of link failures ⓘ automatic removal of failed links from aggregation ⓘ duplex consistency checking ⓘ load sharing across member links ⓘ loop prevention within aggregation group ⓘ speed consistency checking ⓘ |
| usedBetween |
Ethernet switches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
switch and router ⓘ switch and server ⓘ |
| usesAcronym | LAG ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
actor
ⓘ
aggregation key ⓘ aggregator ⓘ link aggregation group ⓘ partner ⓘ port ID ⓘ port channel ⓘ port priority ⓘ system ID ⓘ system priority ⓘ |
| usesTimer |
fast periodic timer
ⓘ
slow periodic timer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Link Aggregation Control Protocol Description of subject: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is a network protocol that dynamically combines multiple physical Ethernet links into a single logical channel to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy between devices.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.