Chapter 6. Load Sharing with CEF
This chapter includes the following topics:
- Benefits of load sharing
- Load sharing with process switching and fast switching
- Comparing CEF per-packet and CEF per-destination load sharing
- CEF architecture and load sharing
- CEF load sharing across parallel paths
- Per-packet load sharing on hardware-based platforms
- CEF per-packet load sharing on the Cisco GSR platform
- CEF load sharing troubleshooting examples
Understanding packet forwarding is vitally important for comprehension of load sharing across various Cisco platforms. When troubleshooting load sharing, it is easy to assume that there is a routing problem with Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), or Routing Information ...
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