Re: multipath routing and next generation routing protocol

From: Howard C. Berkowitz (hcb@gettcomm.com)
Date: Thu Apr 25 2002 - 10:37:56 EDT


At 10:34 PM +0800 4/25/02, Jing Shen wrote:
>??
>Hi,
>
>as it is said that new routing arch. and protocol may be required.
>
>By now it seem interdomain TE is not investigated carefully , but as
>I think it may be required
>by ISP or IDC providers to use different service not only to cost
>consideration but also to
>QoS requirement. Such problem is also of intradomain routing with
>TE&QoS requirement.
>
>What I think about whether multipath routing should be considered
>in next generation
>arch. or protocol. Unipath is good in overprovisioned situation but
>what about the
>full utilization of resource and absort bursty traffic which we do
>not expect in the fist hand.
>
>would you please give some hints with this ?
>
>thanks
>
>jing shen

It is my impression that both requirements drafts mention both
multipath and multihoming, admittedly without precise definition.
Suggestions on more detail would certainly be welcome.

Howard



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