03-26-2010, 02:33 PM
load balancing and load sharing seem like they might be the same thing... but really they are not. The answer is multipath. The quotes you site say "load balancing" which peering off of a loopback interface is a good idea to accomplish "load balancing" my quotes say "load sharing". These are direct quotes from materials on Cisco's website. I am just trying to help you present accurate information. If you want to argue with Cisco then I think it defeats the purpose of presenting answers to the questions.