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<h1 class="topictitle1">TCP/IP routing and workload balancing</h1>
<div><p>Are you looking for better ways to route and balance the TCP/IP
traffic of your iSeries™ server?</p>
<p>Your iSeries server
can be used for many things, but you should also know that its integrated
routing capabilities can eliminate the need for an external router by connecting
TCP/IP networks.</p>
<p>The routing and workload balancing methods as well as the background information
will help you understand the options available for you to use on your iSeries server.
Each method is described using a figure so that you can see how the connections
are made. These methods do not include instructions on configuring these routing
techniques. The focus of this topic is on the routing principles and concepts
you should know so your iSeries server works better for you.</p>
<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Why are these methods important to you?</h4><p>The techniques
in these methods might cut down the overall cost of your connections because
you can use fewer external routers and servers. Using these routing methods,
you can free up IP addresses because you will learn how to manage them in
a more effective way. By reading the workload balancing methods, you can get
better overall iSeries server
performance by balancing the communications workload on your system.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">What if I want to print these topics?</h4><p>You can easily
print this topic and read it as one document. Just follow the instructions
in the Printable PDF topic.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Before you start</h4><p>If you are new to routing and workload
balancing on iSeries server,
you might want to look at these topics before you begin looking at the methods:</p>
<p>TCP/IP
routing functions by release contain information about the routing functions
available on each version and release of the iSeries server so that you know which
functions are available for you to use.</p>
<p>Packet processing shows you
how a packet of information is processed by your iSeries server.</p>
<p>General routing
rules give you some basic rules for iSeries server routing. You should consider
these rules while you are reading the routing methods.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">How do I know which method to use?</h4><p>Many different
methods are available to you. You can make your own decisions and apply these
methods to your own network situation:</p>
<p>TCP/IP routing connectivity methods
give you a better understanding of how your iSeries server is capable of routing
data.</p>
<p>TCP/IP workload balancing methods help you understand different
TCP/IP techniques that can be used to balance the communications workload
of your iSeries server.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Want more information about iSeries server TCP/IP routing?</h4><p>Other
information about TCP/IP routing and workload balancing contains additional
reference information related to TCP/IP routing and workload balancing.</p>
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<ul class="ullinks">
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwwhatnew.htm">What's new for V5R4</a></strong><br />
Find out about new and changed TCP/IP functions in V5R4.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwprint.htm">Printable PDF</a></strong><br />
Use this to view and print a PDF of this information.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwroutehis.htm">TCP/IP routing functions by release</a></strong><br />
This topic describes the functions that are supported by the release
on the iSeries server. </li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwpp.htm">Packet processing</a></strong><br />
Having a better understanding of packet processing helps you decide how to implement routing functions.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwbasicrules.htm">General routing rules</a></strong><br />
These rules apply to TCP/IP in general, and to TCP/IP on your iSeries server,
to help you to manage packets.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwrcb.htm">Routing connectivity methods</a></strong><br />
Routing deals with what path the network traffic follows from its source to its destination and how that path is connected.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwloadbasics.htm">TCP/IP workload balancing methods</a></strong><br />
<dfn class="term">Workload balancing</dfn> is redistributing network traffic
and workload of heavily accessed machines across multiple processors, multiple
interface adapters, or multiple host servers.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajwlinx.htm">Related information for TCP/IP routing and workload balancing</a></strong><br />
Listed here are the product manuals and IBM<sup>®</sup> Redbooks™ (in PDF format), Web sites,
and information center topics that relate to the TCP/IP routing and workload
balancing topic. You can view or print any of the PDFs.</li>
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