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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Split flows across Domains
Glen Kent <[email protected]> writes: > For example, an ISP can learn two different equal cost routes to a > foo.com server via two different autonomous domains. It can thus split > different flows (based on src-dest IP, src-dest Port, TOS, etc) across > these two paths. > > Do operators currently do this? > > Folks can send me replies offline in case this constitues a "trade secret"! Works great with a flow-based router (or layer-three-switch-pronounced- 'crippled-router'). The downside, of course, is that you now have a flow-based router in your network, which has been shown to Not Work Well under other specified conditions (worm outbreaks come immediately to mind). ---rob
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