The Use of Entropy Labels in MPLS Forwarding
draft-kompella-mpls-entropy-label-02
| Document | Type | Replaced Internet-Draft (individual) | |
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| Authors | Kireeti Kompella , John Drake , Shane Amante , Wim Henderickx , Lucy Yong | ||
| Last updated | 2011-08-25 (latest revision 2011-03-06) | ||
| Replaced by | RFC 6790 | ||
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https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-kompella-mpls-entropy-label-02.txt
Abstract
Load balancing is a powerful tool for engineering traffic across a network. This memo suggests ways of improving load balancing across MPLS networks using the concept of "entropy labels". It defines the concept, describes why entropy labels are useful, enumerates properties of entropy labels that allow maximal benefit, and shows how they can be signaled and used for various applications.
Authors
Kireeti Kompella
(kireeti@juniper.net)
John Drake
(jdrake@juniper.net)
Shane Amante
(shane@level3.net)
Wim Henderickx
(wim.henderickx@alcatel-lucent.com)
Lucy Yong
(lucyyong@huawei.com)
(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)