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These scenarios cover some aspects related to link-aggregation,
which is the technique of combining multiple network connections
in parallel in order to increase throughput, to provide redundancy
or both. On OSDx, this can be achieved by using bonding interfaces.

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Test Round-Robin Mode
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Description
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A bonding interface is configured in DUT0 using the
round-robin mode. This mode can be used to achieve
load-balancing.

Scenario
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.. include:: bonding/testround-robinmode

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Test Active-Backup Mode
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Description
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A bonding interface is configured in DUT0 using the
active-backup mode. This mode can be used to achieve
a higher degree of fault-tolerance.

Scenario
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.. include:: bonding/testactive-backupmode

.. raw:: html

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