LACP stands for Link Aggregation Control Protocol. It is a protocol used in computer networking to bundle multiple physical links together to form a single logical link. This bundling of links is known as link aggregation or Ethernet bonding.
LACP is a standard protocol that allows devices to negotiate the formation and operation of link aggregations automatically. It enables network administrators to configure link aggregation without requiring manual configuration on each device. LACP provides several benefits, including increased bandwidth, redundancy, and load balancing.
LACP is commonly used in data centers and other high-performance computing environments where network traffic demands are high. It is supported by most modern network switch vendors and can be configured on most network interface cards (NICs).