Evaluation of possible applications of dynamic routing protocols for load balancing in computer networks
Krzysztof Zajda · Theoretical and Applied Informatics · 2010
The load balancing issue in computer networks has been known for many years. It can be done in many ways: duplicated routes can be rigidly configured via the use of costly hardware load balancers or use dynamic routing. The subject of this research was made using possibilities of computer networks with dynamic routing for load balancing. Three dynamic routing protocols were considered: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP. The research was conducted for two simultaneous links with the same or different bandwidths. The research was carried out to confirm, which protocols to use, and which are the most efficient for load balancing for links with equal and unequal costs. It was also a trial to answer the question, what kind of link parameters (bandwidth, delay) have an impact on load balancing.