Link Aggregation Group
E491115
A Link Aggregation Group (LAG) is a networking technique that combines multiple physical network links into a single logical connection to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy between devices.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EtherChannel | 3 |
| Ethernet link aggregation | 1 |
| Link Aggregation Group canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5052251 — 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: Link Aggregation Group Context triple: [IEEE 802.1AX, specifies, Link Aggregation Group]
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A.
IEEE 802.1ag
IEEE 802.1ag is an Ethernet networking standard that defines Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) mechanisms for monitoring, detecting, and troubleshooting faults in Ethernet networks.
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B.
IEEE 802.1AB
IEEE 802.1AB is a networking standard that defines the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for advertising and discovering device identity and capabilities on IEEE 802 LANs.
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C.
IEEE 802.1Qbg
IEEE 802.1Qbg is an Ethernet networking standard that defines edge virtual bridging to improve virtual machine networking and traffic management in data center environments.
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D.
IEEE 802.1ah
IEEE 802.1ah is an Ethernet networking standard, often called Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB), that enables scalable, MAC-in-MAC encapsulation for carrier-grade layer 2 networks.
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E.
IEEE 802.1Qbu
IEEE 802.1Qbu is an Ethernet networking standard that defines frame preemption to improve latency and reliability for time-sensitive traffic in bridged networks.
- 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: Link Aggregation Group Target entity description: A Link Aggregation Group (LAG) is a networking technique that combines multiple physical network links into a single logical connection to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy between devices.
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A.
IEEE 802.1ag
IEEE 802.1ag is an Ethernet networking standard that defines Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) mechanisms for monitoring, detecting, and troubleshooting faults in Ethernet networks.
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B.
IEEE 802.1AB
IEEE 802.1AB is a networking standard that defines the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for advertising and discovering device identity and capabilities on IEEE 802 LANs.
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C.
IEEE 802.1Qbg
IEEE 802.1Qbg is an Ethernet networking standard that defines edge virtual bridging to improve virtual machine networking and traffic management in data center environments.
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D.
IEEE 802.1ah
IEEE 802.1ah is an Ethernet networking standard, often called Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB), that enables scalable, MAC-in-MAC encapsulation for carrier-grade layer 2 networks.
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E.
IEEE 802.1Qbu
IEEE 802.1Qbu is an Ethernet networking standard that defines frame preemption to improve latency and reliability for time-sensitive traffic in bridged networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
link aggregation
ⓘ
logical interface ⓘ networking technique ⓘ |
| canBe |
dynamic
ⓘ
static ⓘ |
| canUseProtocol | LACP ⓘ |
| combines | multiple physical network links ⓘ |
| distributesTrafficBasedOn |
destination IP address
ⓘ
destination MAC address ⓘ hash algorithms ⓘ source IP address ⓘ source MAC address ⓘ transport layer ports ⓘ |
| forms | single logical link ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
LAG
ⓘ
Link Aggregation Control Protocol ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
member links must be parallel point‑to‑point
ⓘ
single flow limited to one physical link ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
improve link availability
ⓘ
increase bandwidth ⓘ load balancing ⓘ provide redundancy ⓘ |
| improves |
fault tolerance
ⓘ
network resiliency ⓘ |
| isAlsoCalled |
EtherChannel
ⓘ
linked to:
Link Aggregation Group
NIC team ⓘ bonded interface ⓘ port aggregation group ⓘ |
| isAlternativeTo | single higher‑speed link ⓘ |
| isConfiguredAs | port‑channel ⓘ |
| isDefinedIn | IEEE 802.1AX ⓘ |
| isImplementedOn |
firewalls
ⓘ
load balancers ⓘ network switches ⓘ routers ⓘ servers ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
data center networks
ⓘ
enterprise networks ⓘ server access layers ⓘ storage networks ⓘ switch uplinks ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | Data Link layer ⓘ |
| provides |
higher aggregate throughput
ⓘ
link‑level redundancy ⓘ |
| requires |
compatible configurations on both ends
ⓘ
same duplex member links ⓘ same speed member links ⓘ |
| supports | full‑duplex Ethernet links ⓘ |
| wasPreviouslyDefinedIn | IEEE 802.3ad ⓘ |
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: Link Aggregation Group Description of subject: A Link Aggregation Group (LAG) is a networking technique that combines multiple physical network links into a single logical connection to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy between devices.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Link Aggregation Group
linked to: Link Aggregation Group
linked to: Link Aggregation Group
linked to: Link Aggregation Group