At 12:07 PM -0400 5/2/02, sam sneed wrote: >I received a newsletter about a product that looks interesting. It costs >$99,000 though. Has anyone heard any good this about this supposed >breakthrough technology. > >http://www.networkcomputing.com/1305/1305sp1.html > >I am curious to see if htis is just a hyped up product or a viable solution.
I wish there were a simple answer, but products of this type, BGP-oriented lod balancers for the enterprise side, may be great under some circumstances, neutral in others, and make matters worse in yet others. There's some smart technology involved in this and several similar problems. These products have to make certain assumptions about route stability, how much load shifts from provider to provider, etc., which may or may not hold at a given time, or if the Internet routing system grows in yet another new manner. If you are having BGP load control issues with conventional routing, your first step is probably to discuss it with senior engineers at your ISPs, and/or get a qualified consultant to see if your conventional BGP can be tweaked acceptably. You're certainly going to want good, solid statistics collection to see if any solution is working. Obviously, it's cheaper if you don't have to buy new gear, but it also requires you to have some knowledgeable routing engineers in-house or under reliable contract. The routescience and related products may be an alternative if you don't. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43188&t=43131 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
