equal-cost multi-path (ECMP)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf network routing technique
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ECMP
gptkbp:allocatesTrafficBy round-robin
hashing algorithms
per-flow load balancing
gptkbp:category routing protocol feature
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:RFC_2992
gptkb:RFC_2328
gptkbp:enables multiple forwarding paths
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label equal-cost multi-path (ECMP)
gptkbp:purpose load balancing
fault tolerance
gptkbp:requires multiple next-hop paths with equal cost
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:BGP
gptkb:operating_system
gptkb:EIGRP
gptkb:IS-IS
gptkb:OSPF
many routers
gptkbp:usedIn computer networks
IP routing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:OSPF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5