RFC 7424 on Mechanisms for Optimizing Link Aggregation Group (LAG) and Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) Component Link Utilization in Networks

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        RFC 7424

        Title:      Mechanisms for Optimizing Link Aggregation 
                    Group (LAG) and Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) 
                    Component Link Utilization in Networks 
        Author:     R. Krishnan, L. Yong,
                    A. Ghanwani, N. So,
                    B. Khasnabish
        Status:     Informational
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       January 2015
        Mailbox:    ramkri123@gmail.com, 
                    lucy.yong@huawei.com, 
                    anoop@alumni.duke.edu, 
                    ningso@yahoo.com, 
                    vumip1@gmail.com
        Pages:      29
        Characters: 60733
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-opsawg-large-flow-load-balancing-15.txt

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7424

Demands on networking infrastructure are growing exponentially due to
bandwidth-hungry applications such as rich media applications and
inter-data-center communications.  In this context, it is important to
optimally use the bandwidth in wired networks that extensively use
link aggregation groups and equal-cost multipaths as techniques for
bandwidth scaling.  This document explores some of the mechanisms useful
for achieving this.

This document is a product of the Operations and Management Area Working Group Working Group of the IETF.

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