Does the BGW320 Modem/Router support Port Link Aggregation (802.3ad)?

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Yomi, AT&T Community Specialist

I’ve done speed testing. 
BGW is 2.5GHz at the fiber connection. 

Laptop hard wired 1gb full duplex into the BGW is 948mb down and 948mb up.

 
WiFi 5G thru the BGW is 628mb down and 454 up. 
Wifi 5g thru the ASUS is 440mb down and 483 up. 

Hard wired 1gb full duplex from ASUS is 597mb down and 688mb up. Obviously both hard wired connections are limited by the NIC as they are 1GB. 

The ASUS wired ports are configured as Bonded and are connected to the BGW on ports 2 & 3 and show connected to the Internet with data packet transmission on both circuits with very low error rates. Total data packet counts are around 75% on one connection and 25% on the second NIC connection. So, it’s splitting the data over both connections and not doubling the bandwidth. 
No benefit on speed testing using a single connection versus a bonded connection. Given these results I’ll need to upgrade my router with a WAN port speed higher than 1gb or just go back to a 1gb service. In either scenario, it’ll be better than CommieCast. The fun we have …

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Latoya, AT&T Community Specialist

Short answer, no. The 320 does not support link aggregation.

From this page: https://www.att.com/support/article/u-verse-high-speed-internet/KM1395833/

I feel like I wrote this post... I also have the AXE11000. My main PC is plugged into the 5g port on the ATT router, since the AXE11000 only supports 2.5g in *OR* out. I have link aggregation turned on, with ports 2/3 on the ATT plugged into the 2.5g and port 4 on the Asus. Produces a more solid 950mbps pull over wifi, but definitely doesn't pull 2gbps. Unfortunate. Why aren't all the ports 2.5g? I don't wanna buy another $700 router. :(

Why aren't all the ports 2.5g? I don't wanna buy another $700 router. :(

Price vs unnecessary specifications that the router and switching fabric can't support and you don't have a $700 router today. Two unrelated streams of conscious thoughts.

Dave

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