Re: load-sharing/load-balancing 2 T1s (fwd)

[Paul Traina <[e-mail]>]

Noted,  we're planning to include some support for load-balancing in
limited situations in IDRP-2.  However, this load balancing scenario that
you mention is clearly a "local matter" and as such, should be solved with
the tools that best handle this kind of situation.

Run a common IGP between loopback interfaces in your border routers and
open the peering from one loopback to the other.  This won't tell you when
your DS3 goes down, but it doesn't sound like you care.

Paul

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  Subject: Re: load-sharing/load-balancing 2 T1s (fwd)
  > Subject: Re: load-sharing/load-balancing 2 T1s
  > 
  > Yes, as I sit looking at our DS-3 and our now somewhat useless DS-1's (try
  > load balancing across links that differ in size by a factor of 30), I sit
  > here and wish that there was an Exterior Gateway Protocol of some sort that
  > did costing of links like OSPF does, but, Alas, there isn't.  Anyone want t
>>o
  > implement one? :)
  > 
  > At 03:09 PM 3/7/96 -0500, you wrote:
  > >This becomes an issue just a tad more complicated than 'tweaking the
  > >routing'.  :-)
  > >
  > >You will, of course, have to run BGP if you are not already doing so.
  > >Insofar as BGP does not 'do' load-balancing, it becomes an exercise for
  > >the reader to figure out how to manually direct specific portions of
  > >internal traffic in a distributed fashion across multiple external gateway
>>s.
  > >
  > >- paul
  
  
  	A cry from the community!
  
  
  -- 
  --bill