> ISP-drop1-1---->|---------|
> ISP-drop1-2---->|edge-sw-1|<----link2-1------------
>                 |         |<----link2-2--------   |
>                 |---------|                   |   |
>  -----link1-1-->|         |<----ISP-drop2-1   |   |
>  |    -link1-2->|edge-sw-2|<----ISP-drop2-2   |   |
>  |    |         |---------|                   |   |
>  |    |                                       |   |
>  |    |          ------------------------------   |
>  |    |          |     ----------------------------
>  |    |          |     |
>  |    |          |     |
> |----------|   |----------|
> | vyatta-1 |   | vyatta-2 |
> |----------|   |----------|
> 
> 
> 
> I realize the link1 and link2 can be done with one cable from 
> each Vyatta box to the edge switch stack, but we are trying 
> to eliminate each cable as a single point of failure by 
> providing a backup cable from each Vyatta box to the edge. 

If you do run only one cable from each vyatta router, then you still
have cable redundancy as there are two routers in the cluster.
Do you really need the added protection of four cables? What situation
do you forsee where three cables simultaneously fail?


Jonathon.
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