You probably wouldn't get any benefit if the second T-1 link is going to the
same ISP.
If you are getting a T-1 link from a different service provider than BGP
will select the best path for incoming and outgoing traffic (least number of
peering hops between you and the customer). Also, if one provider's link
goes down than the traffic will come in over the second link.
Realistically, BGP peering is the only way to have redundant links from
multiple ISPs while using IP addresses that are allocated by your upstream
provider (non-portable).
Avi Freedman has an excellent write-up that was originally intended for
small ISPs, but is very applicable to the needs of e-commerce providers.
http://www.netaxs.com/~freedman/multi.html - Multihoming for the Small ISP
http://www.netaxs.com/~freedman/bgp.html - BGP Routing Part I
-Dan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Breen, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Subject: What are the benefits of BGP?
>
> Hello all!
>
> Currently we have 1 T-1 connection to the Internet and my company is
> planning on putting together an E-commerce site. We determined that we
> needed an additional T-1 for added bandwidth support. What
> would be the
> benefits of using BGP in this scenario?
>
> Michael
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