IEEE 802.3ad-2000

Specify a DTE to Dte logical link which consists of n parallel instances of an 802.3 point-to-point link segment. The logical link will support existing 802.3 MAC Clients. Define the necessary management objects and protocols to support link aggregation, including identification, addition and deletion of link segments to and from the logical link. To increase link availability and bandwidth between DETs by specifying the necessary mechanisms for parallel link segment aggregation. Amendment Standard - Superseded. Incorporated in IEEE Std 802.3, 2000 Edition. Superseded by 802.3-2002. An optional Link Aggregation sublayer for use with CSMA/CD MACs is defined. Link Aggregation allows one or more links to be aggregated together to form a Link Aggregation Group, such that a MAC Client can treat the Link Aggregation Group as if it were a single link. To this end, it specifies the establishment of DTE to DTE logical links, consisting of N parallel instances of full duplex point-to-point links operating at the same data rate.