What is it?
Essentially, it allows you to “bond” two or more WAN internet connections together. Like link aggregation but for ISPs.
Why does it matter?
For power users and small business environments, the ability to utilize multiple network paths simultaneously is a game-changer. By implementing MPTCP, the Route10 could offer:
- Seamless Redundancy: If one WAN link fails, active TCP connections can stay alive by failing over to a secondary path without dropping the session like traditional failover.
- Bandwidth Aggregation: Users with multiple ISPs (e.g., Fiber + 5G backup) could see increased throughput by spreading a single connection across both pipes.
- Improved Latency: MPTCP can intelligently route packets over the lowest-latency path available at any given millisecond.
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