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06-28-2018 08:05 AM - edited 03-08-2019 03:30 PM
hi everyone
there are many methods to make load balance on ether-channel like dst-mac , src-mac , .. etc
my question here : if i have internet service from one side , and the users from other side , if i depended on dst-mac ( mac of each user ) from (ISPswitch) is the load balance will be happened ??
and the load balance applies from ISP switch side or from users switch side ?
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06-28-2018 11:52 AM
Etherchannel load balancing is always from the host device's perspective, for egress.
If you had a routed port connected to a ISP routed port, any MAC based load balancing would normally always see the same src and dest MAC (and load balancing would not happen).
If you had a non-p2p network between your device and the ISP, with src mac, you should see some load balancing, assuming you had multiple devices on that network, but likelt most traffic would come from just one host (e.g. FQ and/or proxy), and your load balancing would likely be poor.
Generally, if device supports it, your best option is src and desc IP load balancing.
If you had a routed port connected to a ISP routed port, any MAC based load balancing would normally always see the same src and dest MAC (and load balancing would not happen).
If you had a non-p2p network between your device and the ISP, with src mac, you should see some load balancing, assuming you had multiple devices on that network, but likelt most traffic would come from just one host (e.g. FQ and/or proxy), and your load balancing would likely be poor.
Generally, if device supports it, your best option is src and desc IP load balancing.
