On 4/7/2011 02:27, Daniel STICKNEY wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm investigating how to setup multihoming for IPv6 over two DSL lines > (different ISPs), and I wanted to see if this wheel has already been > invented. Has anyone already set this up or tested it ? > > In my research into the proposed solutions I came across this document > "IEEE Communications Surveys - 2nd Quarter 2006, Volume 8, No. 2" > (http://www.shim6.org/path-to-mh.pdf) which seems quite thorough. It > compares routing methods, middle-box methods, and host-centric methods. > It mentions "During the last years, the IETF has made several explicit > or implicit architectural decisions regarding IPv6 multihoming. The main > decision is to go down the path of developing the host-centric > approaches" as well as "Host-centric multihoming, the approach promoted > by the IETF for IPv6 multihoming, [...]". After the comparison of all > host-centric methods it adds " [...], the IETF has decided by the end of > 2004 to foster the SHIM approach." > > This approach looks interesting to me after all the comparisons, though > I'm less familiar with it. I'm interested to hear your real-world > experiences on this topic. >
It doesn't exist in practice; real world is BGP multihoming. Everything else is still just an academic exercise. ~Seth