LACP = Link Aggregation Control Protocol

LACP bundels several physical network cards together to one logical link. It implements failover if one or more card or link fails and load balancing with different methods.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation#Link_Aggregation_Control_Protocol

Cisco:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EtherChannel
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Aggregation_Protocol