Layer 2 Etherchannel versus Layer 3 Etherchannel

From: pierreg (pierreg@mail.planetkc.com)
Date: Tue Jul 22 2003 - 17:07:36 GMT-3

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What I understand:

With a Layer 2 Etherchannel you group layer 2 interfaces together. With a Layer 3 Etherchannel you combine multiple Layer 2 interfaces as one, then you assigned them an IP.

What I want to know?

I assume if they created this new technology it's because it must have been needed. Can some one give me a (real life) example of the kind of problems Layer 3 Etherchannel solve? If you don't have a real life example, a hypothetical one is OK too.

Thanks,

Pierre-Alex

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