Equal Cost Multipath

Table 1. Equal Cost Multiple Path for IPv6 product support

Feature	Product	Release introduced
ECMP for IPv6	5320 Series	Fabric Engine 8.6 Only 5320-48P-8XE and 5320-48T-8XE support more than one VRF with IP configuration.
	5420 Series	VOSS 8.4
	5520 Series	VOSS 8.2.5
	5720 Series	Fabric Engine 8.7

With Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP), the switch can determine equal-cost paths to the same destination prefix. You can use multiple paths for load sharing of traffic. These multiple paths allow faster convergence to other active paths in case of network failure. By maximizing load sharing among equal-cost paths, you can use your links between routers more efficiently when sending IP traffic. ECMP is formed using routes from the same source or protocol, and the ECMP routes are evaluated within each routing protocol.

The ECMP feature supports and complements the following protocols and route types:

• OSPFv3

• Static routes

• BGP+

• RIPng

• IPv6 Shortcuts