[c-nsp] BGP and load balancing... kinda

[Joseph Jackson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Shaun
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:29 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] BGP and load balancing... kinda
> 
> Say i had a ethernet 1000mbit uplink to ISP_A and ISP_B and 
> DS3 uplink 
> to ISP_C... doing bgp with all 3.  What would happen if the 
> DS3 started 
> to reach capacity, would the router know and start pushing 
> traffic out 
> ISP_A or B? or is this somthing i have to try to balance on my own?
> 
> ~Shaun

You will have to do it on  your own.  BGP by itself won't adjust for
delay or link usage. 
One thing you would want to look at is OER
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5207/products_white_pa
per09186a008022dbfa.shtml

Its designed just for your issue in mind and you won't have to buy some
appliance to do the magic for ya.

Joseph