A layer one link aggregation master comprises a port coupled to receive customer traffic; a first switch configured to communicate the customer traffic from the port over a first channel to an aggregation engine, the aggregation engine including a splitter configured to use layer one information to segment a portion of the customer traffic into a first virtual container and a second virtual container, the aggregation engine further including an encapsulation circuit configured to encapsulate the second virtual container for transport over the second channel; a radio access card configured to generate an air frame based on the first virtual container for transmission over a first wireless link of a link aggregation group to a receiver; and a second switch configured to communicate the encapsulated second virtual container over a cable to a slave for transmission over a second wireless link of the link aggregation group to the receiver.