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

[Ravi Chandra <[e-mail]>]

> > > 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 (tr
y
> > > 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 th
at
> > > did costing of links like OSPF does, but, Alas, there isn't.  Anyone want
 to
> > > 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 gatew
ays.
> > > >
> > > >- paul
> > 
> > 
> > 	A cry from the community!
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > --bill
> 
> Yes, let me second the cry. Why does BGP pick only one route when
> it has several options? Load spliting would be a valuable tool.


FYI: cisco is investigating about installing multiple routes under
certain circumstance for load spliting ..

--ravi

> 
> Erik