Hey! From the description it must be one of our clients! Just beware if you go this route, a network that is probably already unstable and unreliable will become at least an order of magnitude worse. You can't fix ten lbs of stuff into a 4 lb stuff bag. The internet protocols do not tolerate congestion well.
On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 1:31 PM Adam Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking for recommendtions or suggestions... > > I've got a downstream customer asking for help; they have a private > internal network that I've taken to calling the "partial-mesh network from > hell": it's got two partially-overlapping radio networks, mixed with > islands of isolated fiber connectivity. > Dynamic routing protocols (IS-IS, OSPF, EIGRP, etc.) generally will only > select the _best_ path, they won't spread the load unless all paths are > equal - and they are very unequal in this network, ECMP would likely fail > horribly. > The network is becoming bandwidth-limited, so they're wanting to make use > of all available paths, not just the single "best" path. It's also remote > and spread out, so adding new links or upgrading existing links is > difficult and expensive. > Oh, and their routers are overdue for a refresh, so acquiring replacement > h/w is now possible. > > Has anyone come across any product or technology that can handle the > multi-path-ness and the private-network-ness like a regular router, but > also provides the intelligent per-flow path steering based on e.g. latency, > like an SD-WAN device (and/or some firewalls)? > > Here's hoping, > -Adam > > *Adam Thompson* > Consultant, Infrastructure Services > [image: 1593169877849] > 100 - 135 Innovation Drive > Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6A8 > (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only) > [email protected] > www.merlin.mb.ca > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net
