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Re: AW: ECMP and Reordering within MPLS domain

  • From: Rajiv Asati <rajiva@cisco.com>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 17:48:30 -0500
  • Cc: elkou141061@hotmail.com, mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
  • Resent-Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 22:22:24 -0500
  • To: "Sandmaier, Jan" <Jan.Sandmaier@t-systems.com>
  • X-Sender: rajiva@dingdong.cisco.com

Jan,

Missed your email earlier. :)

Anyhoo, if the underlying packet is IP, then we hash IP src/dest for the 
loadsharing.
If the underlying data is not IP (especially l2vpn traffic), then we hash 
the VC-label for the loadsharing.

So both of the hashing mechanisms are used in either-or cases, not together.

Cheers,
Rajiv


At 09:56 AM 3/12/2003, Sandmaier, Jan wrote:
>Rajiv, are you sure? AFAIK the Cisco (and Juniper's) implementation uses a 
>hash from IP adresses and Label stack for per destination load balancing.
>
>Jan
>
> > In Cisco's MPLS implementation, the default behavior is to
> > use IP src/dest
> > based loadsharing (as it has been done in the pure IP case).
> > [ However, one could also configure the per-packet based
> > loadsharing, if
> > required. ]
> >
> > At 03:24 AM 3/10/2003, M. ELK wrote:
> >
> > >Hi
> > >
> > >say for a P (say P1) having 2 ECMP (Equal Cost Multi Path)to
> > certain PE
> > >(say PE1) .
> > >The incoming labeled packet recieved at P1 with destination to PE1
> > >MAY/Could be load balanced between the 2 path toward PE1 .
> > >
> > >Possible option for load balance :
> > >A- No load balancing . P1 will always use a single path toward PE1.
> > >B- Per labeled_packet load balancing ,introducing reordering pblm .
> > >C- Per hashing based on the "label stack + Ip dest addr + IP
> > src addr "
> > >
> > >
> > >Which option is actually used/implemneted mainly by cisco
> > and Juniper ?
> > >
> > >Brgds
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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