Alternative Routing & Diverse Routing – Point to Remember

Difference between alternate routing and diverse routing:

What is alternate routing and diverse routing?

Alternate Routing:

Alternative routing is the method of routing information via an alternative medium, such as copper cable or fiber optics.

Alternate routing can be further bifurcated in two types:

Last mile circuit protection:

Last mile circuit protection provides redundancy for local communication loop.

Long haul network diversity:

Long haul network diversity provides redundancy for long distance availability.

Diverse Routing:

Diverse routing is the method of routing traffic through split-cable facilities or duplicate-cable facilities.

 

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