ETHERCHANNEL

[sivam siva]

Hi 

If Gigabit Ethernet ports are bundled into an EtherChannel, what is the maximum
throughput supported on a Catalyst switch?

this question i found in cisco press book and they mentioned answer is 16gbps 

as per my knowledge in ether channel we can bundle up to 8 link,so the maximum is 8gbps right ?

can anyone explain how come its 16gbps ?

Thanks in advance. 

[Georg Pauwen · Accepted solution]

Hello,

16 is the total aggregate bandwidth for BOTH directions. On full duplex links, you get 8 in the transmit and another 8 in the receive direction. It can be a bit misleading, but that is how the 16 is calculated...

[sivam siva]

Got it

Thank you for your information.