ACE Module

[brobinson]

Hi!

I'm new to working with Cisco ACE modules and have a question... Does anyone know if the ACE is capable of load balancing by MAC address (the clients are on the VLANs behind the ACE, no router between the clients/ACE)? I'd like to use it in a bridging mode, and then based on the source MAC, send to a specific L2 box.

Any help appreciated. Thanks!

[Reza Sharifi]

Ben,

The hash algorithm is based on the following:

• Source and destination ports for UDP and TCP traffic

• Source and destination IP for IP traffic

• Source and destination MAC address for non-IP traffic

Also, for more info see below link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/modules/ps2706/ps6906/White_Paper_Connection_Handling_within_the_Cisco_Application_Control_Engine_Module_Hardware.html

HTH

Reza

[brobinson]

Thanks! Saw that, just wanted to make sure...