Load Sharing; Chapter 43 Load Sharing; Load Sharing Overview; Configuring Load Sharing - ZyXEL Communications XGS4700-48F Manual

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43.1 Load Sharing Overview

The Switch learns the next-hop(s) using ARP and determines routing path(s) for a
destination. The Switch supports Equal-Cost MultiPath (ECMP) to forward packets
destined to the same device (A for example) through different routing paths (1, 2
and 3) of equal path cost. This allows you to balance or share traffic loads
between multiple routing paths when the Switch is connected to more than one
next-hop. ECMP works with static routes or a routing protocol, such as OSPF.
With ECMP, packets are routed through the paths of equal cost according to the
hash algorithm output.

43.2 Configuring Load Sharing

Click IP Application > Load Sharing in the navigation panel to display the
screen as shown next.
Figure 212 IP Application > Load Sharing
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