Realistic Load Balancing Use Cases

From Govardhana Miriyala Kannaiah.

Each “Use Case” represents a vital feature of load balancers

𝟭. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Auto-rerouting away from failed components for high availability and minimal downtime

𝟮. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀: Regularly monitors and verifies the instances health, ensuring incoming traffic solely to operational, healthy instances

𝟯. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Directs platform-specific (mobile, desktop etc.,) requests to separate backend servers for tailored responses

𝟰. 𝗦𝗦𝗟 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Offloads SSL encryption/decryption, easing backend server load

𝟱. 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴: Evenly distribute traffic across multiple availability zones, enhancing fault tolerance and scalability

𝟲. 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: Ensures session continuity and personalized experiences by connecting users to specific backend servers

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