Name
variance — EIGRP, IGRP
Synopsis
variancemultipler-value
no variancemultipler-value
Configures
Multiplier value for load balancing
Default
1 (equal-cost load balancing)
Description
This command lets you specify a
multiplier-value
for use in load balancing
with IGRP and EIGRP. The multiplier-value
can be from 1 to 128. Routes within a factor of
multiplier-value
of the best routes are
used to carry traffic. Normally, all traffic is sent over the route
with the best metric; if two or more routes share the same metric,
load balancing takes place between those routes.
Example
Assume that your router has three routes to the same destination. The routes have metrics of 10, 30, and 50. With the default variance of 1 (equal-cost load balancing), all traffic is sent using the route with the metric of 10. For load balancing to take place, another route with a metric of 10 must appear in the routing table.
To force the router to use multiple paths in this situation, you can change the variance (unequal-cost load balancing). If you increase the variance to 3, routes with a metric within a factor of 3 of the best route are used. In this situation, the routes with metrics of 10 and 30 will be used to carry traffic, and the route with a metric of 50 will not.
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