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Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network?
From: Adam Thompson <athompson () merlin mb ca>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:29:17 +0000
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 [1593169877849] 100 - 135 Innovation Drive Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6A8 (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only) athompson () merlin mb ca<mailto:athompson () merlin mb ca> www.merlin.mb.ca<http://www.merlin.mb.ca/>
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- Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Adam Thompson (Oct 13)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Fletcher Kittredge (Oct 13)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Mark Tinka (Oct 13)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Adam Thompson (Oct 13)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? William Herrin (Oct 13)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Mauricio Rodriguez via NANOG (Oct 13)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Karsten Thomann via NANOG (Oct 13)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Raymond Burkholder (Oct 13)
- RE: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Brian Turnbow via NANOG (Oct 14)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Arie Vayner (Oct 14)
- Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network? Fletcher Kittredge (Oct 13)