MultiLink Vector Routing

Only the EdgeXOS platform incorporates this sophisticated algorithm for determining how to route traffic between multiple network paths. Using MVR customers can combine multiple broadband links for more throughput and faster speeds for high bandwidth applications.

Routing Methods

The Multilink Vector Routing algorithm is designed to provide two fundamental services, dynamic network load balancing across multiple paths and reliability assurance in the event that one or more of those paths should fail.

Vector Routing uses various metrics (below) to determine how new network sessions should be routed over the various active links. Unlike other load balancing solutions, it does not use simple Robin-Robin balancing. Instead the algorithm is continuously fed metric information which it uses to determine the best next hop for outbound connections. Some of the routing options include:

• Intelligent Vector Routing Algorithm
• Weighted Balancing
• Spill-Over
• Round Robin

• Available Link Rate
• Current Utilization (per path)
• Current Latency (per path)
• Last Path Used (per path)
• Administrative Weighting (per path)

Intelligent Vector Routing Algorithm

The default and recommended method for determining path balancing is our IVRA option. This option is the most dynamic and uses real-time metric information to determine how to best route new session traffic.