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Table 2 shows the packet types for which the indexed circuit assignment
algorithm is used. Also shown is the index used for the calculation.
Table 2. Packet Types for Indexed Circuit Assignment
Protocol Packet Type Index
AppleTalk data packets last 4 bytes of destination station a
last 4 bytes of source station address
DECnet data packets destination node # (intra-area traffic) or
destination area # (inter-area traffic)
IP all packets destination IP a source IP address
learning bridge no filters or
filters without
load balancing last 4 bytes of destination station a
last 4 bytes of source station address
learning bridge load balancing
filters none; traffic sent by type on assigned circuit
Load Balancing Overrides
The circuit assignment algorithms described above can be overridden for IP
and Novell IPX traffic. Answering Yes for the IP network interface defini-
tion’s Load Balancing parameter changes load balancing for all IP packets on
that particular circuit group to random (circuit assignment algorithm #1).
Random usually works quite well and is generally better than the indexed
method when the number of simultaneous sessions (source/destination
address pairs) is low.
Answering No for the Random Load Balancing parameter in the Novell IPX
network interface definition selects indexed (circuit assignment algorithm
#2) load balancing rather than random load balancing on that particular
circuit group. Indexed load balancing is recommended when systems
running Netware have been configured to use Netware’s Burstmode NLM.
Improving Network Availability
Load Balancing Overrides
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