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Sample Configuration 3
The following figure shows a configuration with two virtual routers with the
hosts splitting their traffic between them. This example is common in actual
practice.
In the above configuration, half of the hosts install a default route to virtual
router #1's IP address (IP A), and the other half of the hosts install a default
route to virtual router #2's IP address (IP B).
The router on the left has its address configured as Virtual Router #1
(VRID=1), and the router on the right has its address configured as Virtual
Router #2. Each router is also configured as a backup router of the other. If
either router should fail, the other router will take over its virtual router and IP
addresses and provide uninterrupted service to both default IP addresses for
the hosts. This has the effect of load balancing the outgoing traffic, while also
providing full redundancy.
Host 3
Host 4
Host 2
Host 1
Nokia Platform A
(Default Router 1 and
Backup Router 2)
Nokia Platform B
(Default Router 2 and
Backup Router 1)
IP Address A
IP Address B
Ethernet
or
FDDI
00343
VRID=1
Default Route=
IP Address A
Default Route=
IP Address A
Default Route=
IP Address B
Default Route=
IP Address B
Summary of Contents for Network Voyager
Page 1: ...Voyager Reference Guide Part No N450820002 Rev A Published December 2003 ...
Page 4: ...4 Voyager Reference Guide ...
Page 30: ...2 How to Use Voyager 30 Voyager Reference Guide ...
Page 32: ...3 Command Line Utility Files 32 Voyager Reference Guide ...
Page 220: ...5 Configuring Interfaces 220 Voyager Reference Guide ...
Page 446: ...7 Configuring Traffic Management 448 Voyager Reference Guide ...
Page 618: ...10 Configuring Security and Access 620 Voyager Reference Guide ...
Page 668: ...14 Configuring IPv6 670 Voyager Reference Guide ...
Page 672: ...15 IPSO Process Management 674 Voyager Reference Guide ...
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