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Configuring Load Balancing Based on MAC Addresses

The hash key mechanism for load-balancing uses Layer 2 media access control (MAC) information such as frame source and destination address. To load-balance traffic based on Layer 2 MAC information, include the family multiservice statement at the [edit forwarding-options hash-key] hierarchy level:

To include the destination-address MAC information in the hash key, include the destination-mac option. To include the source-address MAC information in the hash key, include the source-mac option.

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Any packets that have the same source and destination address will be sent over the same path.

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You can configure per-packet load balancing to optimize VPLS traffic flows across multiple paths.

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Aggregated Ethernet member links will now use the physical MAC address as the source MAC address in 802.3ah OAM packets.

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ACX Series routers do not support VPLS.