Open Source Linux

Jul 11, 2024 · Operations

Why Traditional ECMP Fails for AI Workloads and How Modern Load‑Balancing Solves It

The article examines the rapid growth of AI‑driven compute demand, explains why conventional ECMP load balancing struggles with uneven, high‑bandwidth flows in data‑center networks, and compares advanced strategies such as Fat‑Tree design, VoQ, flow‑based, packet‑based, flowlet, and cell‑based approaches, including vendor implementations.