IEEE 802.3ad
E491113
IEEE 802.3ad was an Ethernet standard that defined link aggregation (combining multiple network connections for increased bandwidth and redundancy) before being superseded by IEEE 802.1AX.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IEEE 802.3ad canonical | 4 |
| IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5052240 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEEE 802.3ad Context triple: [IEEE 802.1AX, replaced, IEEE 802.3ad]
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A.
IEEE 802.3cd
IEEE 802.3cd is an Ethernet standard that defines higher-speed physical layer specifications, including 50, 100, and 200 Gigabit Ethernet over various media.
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B.
IEEE 802.3ba
IEEE 802.3ba is an Ethernet standard that defines 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed data transmission over fiber and copper media.
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C.
IEEE 802.3ae
IEEE 802.3ae is an Ethernet standard that defines 10 Gigabit Ethernet over fiber optic cables for high-speed network communications.
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D.
IEEE 802.3bs
IEEE 802.3bs is an Ethernet standard that defines 200 Gbit/s and 400 Gbit/s high-speed optical and electrical interfaces for data center and backbone networks.
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E.
IEEE 802.3ck
IEEE 802.3ck is an Ethernet physical layer standard that defines 100G, 200G, and 400G electrical interfaces over copper channels for high-speed data center and networking applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEEE 802.3ad Target entity description: IEEE 802.3ad was an Ethernet standard that defined link aggregation (combining multiple network connections for increased bandwidth and redundancy) before being superseded by IEEE 802.1AX.
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A.
IEEE 802.3cd
IEEE 802.3cd is an Ethernet standard that defines higher-speed physical layer specifications, including 50, 100, and 200 Gigabit Ethernet over various media.
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B.
IEEE 802.3ba
IEEE 802.3ba is an Ethernet standard that defines 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed data transmission over fiber and copper media.
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C.
IEEE 802.3ae
IEEE 802.3ae is an Ethernet standard that defines 10 Gigabit Ethernet over fiber optic cables for high-speed network communications.
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D.
IEEE 802.3bs
IEEE 802.3bs is an Ethernet standard that defines 200 Gbit/s and 400 Gbit/s high-speed optical and electrical interfaces for data center and backbone networks.
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E.
IEEE 802.3ck
IEEE 802.3ck is an Ethernet physical layer standard that defines 100G, 200G, and 400G electrical interfaces over copper channels for high-speed data center and networking applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | networking standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
LACP
ⓘ
linked to:
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
|
| alsoKnownAs | Link Aggregation Control Protocol ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.3ad
|
| appliesTo |
Ethernet networks
ⓘ
full-duplex point-to-point links ⓘ |
| belongsToDomain |
Ethernet link aggregation
ⓘ
linked to:
Link Aggregation Group
computer networking ⓘ |
| category | data link layer protocol ⓘ |
| defines |
aggregation of multiple Ethernet links
ⓘ
link aggregation ⓘ mechanisms for increased bandwidth via multiple links ⓘ mechanisms for redundancy via multiple links ⓘ methods for combining multiple physical links into a single logical link ⓘ |
| developedBy |
IEEE 802.3 Working Group
ⓘ
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ |
| ensures |
automatic rebalancing after link failure
ⓘ
continued operation when one member link fails ⓘ |
| focusesOn | logical bundling of physical Ethernet links ⓘ |
| goal |
improve fault tolerance of Ethernet links
ⓘ
increase available bandwidth between two network devices ⓘ provide link redundancy ⓘ |
| negotiates | which links participate in an aggregation group ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | OSI Layer 2 ⓘ |
| partOf |
IEEE 802.3 family
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802 family of standards
|
| relatedTo |
EtherChannel
ⓘ
linked to:
Link Aggregation Group
IEEE 802.1AX ⓘ port trunking ⓘ |
| requires | multiple parallel Ethernet links between devices ⓘ |
| specifies |
protocol data units for LACP
ⓘ
timers and state machines for link aggregation ⓘ |
| standardizes | Link Aggregation Control Protocol ⓘ |
| status | superseded standard ⓘ |
| supersededBy | IEEE 802.1AX ⓘ |
| supports |
automatic detection of link failures
ⓘ
dynamic link aggregation ⓘ load sharing across member links ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-availability network designs
ⓘ
server link aggregation ⓘ switch-to-switch trunking ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Ethernet switches
ⓘ
network interface controllers ⓘ |
| uses |
LACP frames for negotiation
ⓘ
link aggregation groups ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IEEE 802.3ad Description of subject: IEEE 802.3ad was an Ethernet standard that defined link aggregation (combining multiple network connections for increased bandwidth and redundancy) before being superseded by IEEE 802.1AX.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IEEE 802.3ad