Redback & Foundry Link Aggregation

802.3ad Link Aggregation between Redback SE800 and Foundry BigIron RX

 

Redback SmartEdge 800

Below is the same config and cli commands running Software Version 5.0.7.9

Config

port ethernet 1/2
 description 1GB to BigIronRX-01 (Port 1/11)
 no shutdown
 encapsulation dot1q
 link-group LinkGroupToRX

port ethernet 2/2
 description 1GB to BigIronRX-01 (Port 2/11)
 no shutdown
 encapsulation dot1q
 link-group LinkGroupToRX

link-group LinkGroupToRX dot1q
 dot1q pvc 1
   bind interface interface1 context
!
 dot1q pvc 2
   bind interface interface2 context
!

 lacp active
 lacp admin-key 32767

CLI

show link-group 

Linkgroup        PVC  ID   Group Type     Ccct State  Bindings                
————————————————————————–
LinkGroupToRX     —   26   LS    dot1q    2    Up     unbound                 
LinkGroupToRX     1    26   LS    dot1q    2    Up     interface1@context
LinkGroupToRX     2    26   LS    dot1q    2    Up     interface2@context

 

Foundry RX

Below is the same config and cli commands running Software Version 2.4

Config

interface ethernet 1/11
 port-name “SE800-01 (Port 1/2)”
 link-aggregate configure key 32767

interface ethernet 2/11
 port-name “SE800-01 (Port 2/2)”
 link-aggregate configure key 32767

CLI

telnet@BigIronRX-01#show link-aggregate 

Port  [Sys P] [Port P] [ Key ] [Act][Tio][Agg][Syn][Col][Dis][Def][Exp][Ope]

1/11       1        1   32767   No    L   Agg  Syn  Col  Dis  No   No   Ope
2/11       1        1   32767   No    L   Agg  Syn  Col  Dis  No   No   Ope