SRC MAC

Decision based on
In coming packet
L2 SRC MAC
IPv4 SRC MAC Packet flow Alwa
IPv6 SRC IPv6
to B
ys ch
Packet flow
to C eck:
MAC B
show
ethe
rcha
MAC A nnel
MAC C load
-b alan
ce
DST MAC Decision based on
In coming packet

L2 DST MAC Packet flow

IPv4 DST MAC to RTR MAC

IPv6 DST IPv6 Packet flow

to RTR MAC

R
TR t h
M e sa
MAC A
A m
RTR C
al e!
w
ay
MAC
MAC B s

Decision based on
Decision based on
SRC-DST-MAC In coming packet
SRC-DST-MAC In coming packet
Packet flow

Packet flow
L2 SRC MAC XOR DST MAC E to A

L2 SRC MAC XOR DST MAC to B IPv4 SRC MAC XOR DST MAC Packet flow
Packet flow F to B
IPv4 SRC MAC XOR DST MAC to C IPv6 SRC IPv6 XOR DST IPv6
IPv6 SRC IPv6 XOR DST IPv6
MAC E MAC A
MAC B
MAC F MAC B
MAC A MAC C
MAC G MAC C
MAC D
MAC H Many to Many may be OK, where as
MAC D
Hash for inbound packets may lead to MAC E Many to one is NOT
more packets on one link than another
depends on MAC addrs
SRC IP Decision based on
In coming packet

L2 SRC MAC Packet flow

to B
IPv4 SRC IPv4
Packet flow
IPv6 SRC IPv6 to C

IP B

IP A
IP C

Decision based on
DST IP In coming packet

Packet flow
L2 DST MAC to SRV MAC

IPv4 DST IPv4 Packet flow

to SRV MAC
IPv6 DST IPv6

IP A
Server IP
IP B

Decision based on
In coming packet

Packet flow
! BAD DESIGNS for SRC-MAC or DST-MAC ! to C

Packet flow
to D

IP A IP C
RTR
MAC X RTR
MAC Y
IP B
IP D

Link never used!

SRC-DST-IP Decision based on
In coming packet
L2 SRC MAC XOR DST MAC Packet flow
IPv4 SRC IPv4 XOR DST IPv4 to C

IPv6 SRC IPv6 XOR DST IPv6 Packet flow

to D

IP A IP C
RTR
MAC X RTR
MAC Y
IP B
IP D
Works!