The load balancing modes at both ends of an Eth-Trunk can be different.

The load balancing mode for an Eth-Trunk interface is a local configuration that determines how the local device distributes outgoing traffic among the member links. This decision is made independently at each end of the link aggregation group. Therefore, the device at one end does not need to use the same load balancing algorithm as the device at the other end. For example, one switch can use a load balancing mode based on the source MAC address, while the connected switch can use a mode based on the destination IP address.

This is a TRUE/FALSE question, so there is only one alternative (False), which is incorrect. The statement is factually correct as load balancing is a local policy for egress traffic on a per-device basis.

1. Huawei HedEx Documentation for S Series Switches, "Eth-Trunk Configuration." In the feature description, it is explained that load balancing is configured on the device to determine the outbound interface for traffic, which is a local operation. For example, in the S12700 V200R019C10 Configuration Guide - Link Aggregation, Section "Configuring an Eth-Trunk Interface to Work in Manual Load Balancing Mode," the configuration is applied locally to the switch.

2. Huawei HCIA-Datacom V1.0 Training Material, "Link Aggregation," Slide "Eth-Trunk Load Balancing." The material describes load balancing as a mechanism to forward traffic out of an Eth-Trunk interface, with different modes (per-flow or per-packet) and various hash algorithms based on MAC or IP addresses. The configuration examples show that the load-balance command is applied locally on each switch's Eth-Trunk interface, confirming that the settings can be asymmetrical.