ADSL Line Bonding - Bonded Broadband

Bonded ADSL is where multiple broadband lines are joined together to form a single larger pipe. Bonding is not the same as load balancing, which would require a complicated algorithm to keep the lines in balance. A bonded connection operates as one pipe and the data going down that pipe is automatically shared proportionately over the individual ADSL lines. Mature technology The...

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Ethernet bonding with Linux and 802.3ad

Nowadays, most desktop mainboards provide more than one gigabit ethernet port. Connecting them both to the same switch causes most Linux distros by default to get a individual IP on each device and route traffic only on the primary device (based on device metric) or round-robin. A single connection always starts at one IP and so all traffic goes through one device, limiting...

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Jazztel Bonding the new alternative to VDSL

Since the launch by Jazztel of 30/1.5 (now 3) over VDSL, users are away from their central longed for access to this service in order to obtain maximum performance in their lines. But the strict conditions of employment for VDSL so far have not allowed that dream can become a reality. The only hope for these users on copper pair, almost the majority, and not eligible modalities...

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Bonding instead of load balancing: Never be offline again!

The philosophy behind Viprinet "Bonding instead of load balancing: Never be offline again!" Viprinet – Always online, always broadband! Today, business transactions require enterprises to have an Internet connection with 100% uptime. However, most network solutions dash already against the basics: As soon as an Internet line drops out and mobile radio cells are overbooked,...

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LACP/Etherchannel Algorithms & Linux Bonding Modes

The LACP Mode in Enterasys or the Port-channel mode in Cisco, have their own algorithms for the priority selection for the slave interfaces involved in the bonding. As I am a Linux Guy I am more familiar with the Bonding in Linux envoirnment. We can create bonding in the /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-bond0,here we can define the Master Interface with the IP address and then the slave interfaces involved in the bonding process along with the Mode of the Bonding. The Switch connected for the bonding also has it's own aggregation algorithm present...

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Interface Bonding 802.3ad (LACP) with Mikrotik and Cisco

Bonding (also called port trunking or link aggregation) can be configured quite easily on RouterOS-Based devices. Having 2 NICs (ether1 and ether2) in each router (Router1 and Router2), it is possible to get maximum data rate between 2 routers, by aggregating port bandwidth. To add a bonding interface on Router1 and Router2: /interface bonding add slaves=ether1,ether2 (bonding...

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ZyXEL P-663H-51 ADSL2+ 4-port Bonding Gateway Review

ZyXEL's New P-663H-51 ADSL 2/2+ modem / router supports speeds of up to 48mbps downstream and 4mbps upstream, and includes four 10/100 Ethernet LAN ports. It also provides TR069 protocol for remote management, SPI firewall and DOS protection for security, and advanced QoS and multicasting features for triple play services. Features at a Glance ADSL2/2+, Annex L and Annex M 2...

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Opening the Door to In-Building Copper Network Upgrades

Many communication services providers have made the decision to deploy fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) networks to multi-dwelling-units (MDUs). This hybrid approach, in which the existing in-building copper network remains active, can be a cost-effective and viable approach for delivering the high-speed services subscribers demand while keeping costs in check. Yet, providers...

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Ericsson tests 500-Mbps VDSL2 technology

Line bonding, noise cancellation solutions could enable high-speed broadband access, mobile backhaul over copper lines. Ericsson on Monday announced it has successfully tested high-speed VDSL2 technology at speeds of over 500 megabits per second. The Swedish equipment vendor achieved the high data transfer rates over twisted copper pairs using new line bonding and crosstalk...

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How-To Bond 2 or more NICs together on MS Windows

Teaming or Link Aggregation is likewise the term used for Bonding 2 or more network interface controller (NIC) card on Microsoft Windows such as XP, Server 2003, Vista and 7 that creates a new "virtual" interface which has the total speed of both cards together. Take note the Bonding should not be confused with interface "bridging". The actual speed gain depends and is apparent...

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EtherChannel vs LACP vs PAgP

What is EtherChannel? EtherChannel links formed when two or more links budled together for the purposes of aggregating available bandwidth and providing a measure of physical redundancy. Without EtherChannel, only one link will be available while the rest of the links will be disabled by STP, to prevent loop. p/s# Etherchannel is a term normally used by Cisco, other vendors...

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