Traffic shaping/aggregating

[Ben Scott]

On 12/27/06, Thomas Charron <twaffle at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Outbound only, I presume, and even that's a good trick.
>> Inbound aggregation/load balancing would require cooperation
>> from the ISP and I suspect they'd rather just sell him a single
>> go-faster connection for a way larger number of dollars...
>
>   The outbound load balance would need to load balance on the per connection
> level anyway.

  Which is why true aggregation (be it at the data link level, or the
IP level) would be nicer, since that balances at the frame/packet
level.  But see below about "moocho bucks".

> A go faster then cable connection?  Unless he's in the verizon fiber roll
> out area, not sure how he'd get that without moocho bucks.

  Exactly.  That seems like a good plan to a telco.  (Bruce paying
moocho bucks.)

-- Ben