Re: [v6ops] I-D Action: draft-li-v6ops-load-balancing-requirement-01.txt

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Thu, 21 July 2011 01:34 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] I-D Action: draft-li-v6ops-load-balancing-requirement-01.txt
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Hi,

Section 5.2 on selection policies for load balancing doesn't
include flow-based statistical selection, which as far as I know
is a very common method (e.g. for ECMP or LAG).

Regards
   Brian Carpenter