Route server
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A route server is a type of Server that is used in Network engineering. The original role of a route server was to be an easily accessible source of Routing information about a particular network, for other machines as well as for remote network engineers that would need that information to troubleshoot network issues.[1]
Modern implementations have taken on more roles, the most common being Route aggregation. The Border Gateway Protocol normally requires Peers to maintain sessions with every other peer they could potentially send or receive traffic from, but a route server can aggregate these sessions and make them available for several peers.[2][3]
Route servers play a crucial role in internet interconnection by simplifying peering at IXPs, reducing administrative complexity, and improving traffic exchange efficiency. Their adoption reflects trends in global routing, driven by the need for scalability, performance, and resilience.
Further reading
[edit]- Doyle, Jeff; DeHaven Carroll, Jennifer (April 2001). Routing TCP/IP. Vol. 2. Cisco Press. ISBN 1-57870-089-2.
- Lu, Xicheng; Zhao, Wei; Zhao, Wei (August 2005). Networking and Mobile Computing. New York: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-28102-9.
References
[edit]- ^ "TOOLS - Route Servers". www.inetdaemon.com. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam. "AMS-IX Route Servers | AMS-IX Amsterdam". www.ams-ix.net. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "Configuring Quagga as a Route Server". www.nongnu.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
External links
[edit]- "Route Servers". INetDaemon Training.
- "Route Server Next Generation". Merit Network Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28.
- "Route Server". Quagga Project.
- "AMS-IX Route Servers". AMS-IX.