Re: [load balancing] Arrowpoint Load Balancing Devices

[tony bourke <tony () vegan net>]

I've used ArrowPoint switches on a number of high profile sites (50
million hits a day +), often times replacing another load balancing
product that couldn't hack it.  They are an ASIC based product, so they
can handle a high rate of connections per second better than a server
based product can.

I do not, however, use them as Layer 2 devices.  I don't use any of the
switch based load balancers as switches usually, I use another, usually
much larger device, to aggregate the traffic to servers and uplinks.

ArrowPoints are probobly my favorites, although I certainly enjoy using
Alteons and Foundry load balancers.

Like all load balancing products, not all work in every case.

Tony


On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Karyn Ulriksen wrote:

> I'm wondering how other ISPs are using Arrowpoint devices in their networks.
> They must be successfully implemented in some networks with out many
> gotchas, considering that Cisco bought them.  After six months of testing
> Arrowpoint, I ended going with another LB solutions.  But I can't help but
> wonder what others are doing with them.  Have they made enough changes in
> their product that I should take a look at them again?
>
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> Best regards,
>
> Karyn Ulriksen
> Director of Network Operations
> PublicHost, A SiteStream Company
> 22 Mauchly, Suite 200
> Irvine, California  92618  USA
> Phone: (949) 743-2000
> email: kulriksen () publichost com
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Tony Bourke                             tony () vegan net