> My view of IPMP is that it is functionality that is layered on > top of NICs - it is a virtual NIC that has the backing of real > ones behind it.
You should visualize IPMP as a virtual IP interface which groups several other IP interfaces on the same link, not a virtual link-layer (the term NIC should be avoided completely, unless you're really concerned about physical hardware operations like hot-swapping out a card). 802.3ad link aggregation provides similar functionality at the link-layer. -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
