Chapter 5 - VLAN Trunks and EtherChannel Bundles

Question 1

Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)

Answer 1

A protocol that allows for the dynamic negotiation of trunk ports.

Question 2

EtherChannel bundle

Answer 2

A logical interface that consists of physical member links to increase a link’s bandwidth while preventing forwarding loops.

Question 3

member links

Answer 3

The physical links used to build a logical EtherChannel bundle.

Question 4

LACP interface priority

Answer 4

An attribute assigned to a switch port on an LACP master switch to identify which member links are used when there is a maximum link.

Question 5

LACP system priority

Answer 5

An attribute in an LACP packet that provides priority to one switch over another to control which links are used when there is a maximum link.

Question 6

load-balancing hash

Answer 6

An algorithm for balancing network traffic across member links.

Question 7

VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

Answer 7

A protocol that enables the provisioning of VLANs on switches.