Just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my question on the list and off-list. Cheers,
Jeff On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Paul W. Roach III <p...@isaroach.com>wrote: > The downside of anycast for TCP services require state to be replicated in > realtime across all app servers to prevent crappy user experience in the > case where I switch servers mid-transaction. > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Jack Carrozzo <j...@crepinc.com> wrote: > >> Anycast works. >> >> [...] we are looking for ideas on >> > how to 1) ensure clients are routed to the closest geographical server >> 2) >> > ensure the client hits the server(s) with the shortest path. >> > >> >> No need to deal with that yourself when BGP eats that problem for >> breakfast >> lunch and dinner. >> >> -Jack Carrozzo >> > >
