Dell EMC Associate – Midrange Storage — Question 28

A Dell EMC Networking N-Series switch is configured on a port channel with LACP using the interfaces Te1/0/1 and Te1/0/2. How is the egress traffic distributed among the interfaces?

Answer options

• A. Traffic overflow will be sent to the second interface
• B. Interfaces will be used in active/passive
• C. Load balanced per packet using round robin
• D. Load balanced using a hash function

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because LACP uses a hash function to distribute traffic across the available links, optimizing bandwidth usage. Option A is incorrect as overflow traffic does not simply go to the second interface; it is managed through load balancing. Option B is wrong because LACP operates in an active/active configuration for load balancing rather than active/passive. Option C is also incorrect since round robin is not typically how LACP distributes traffic.