7.2 Basic MLS Configuration
7.2.9 When to use MLS
The hardware-assisted approach MLS uses to perform routing can be quite useful when the RSM and router-on-a-stick techniques do not provide enough capacity for the network. Actually, one of the most appealing benefits of MLS is that it can be easily added to an existing network to greatly increase routing performance. As a result, the most common argument for using MLS is, quite simply, throughput!