Devices can share logical IP or MAC address and link the traffic, so the traffic which sends to the Internet, routers, and VPN will be aggregate together. LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol): LACP is an industry-standard protocol (802. In general, link aggregation looks to combine (aggregate) multiple network connections in parallel to increase throughput and provide redundancy. While there are many approaches, this article. As devices are added to a small network, more switch ports are needed to connect those devices to the network.