Load Balancing

Introduction

Load Balancing is methology with aim to spread traffic across multiple links. This can be done one per-packet or per-connection basis.

Methods

Firewall marking

This method use firewall packet marking to select one from multiple gateways.

• Per-Traffic Load Balancing
• Load Balancing over Multiple Gateways
• Manual:Load balancing multiple same subnet links
• Improved Load Balancing over Multiple Gateways

ECMP

This metho use multiple gateway with same cost.

• ECMP load balancing with masquerade

PCC

• Manual:PCC

Nth

• NTH load balancing with masquerade
• NTH load balancing with masquerade (another approach)

BGP

• Manual:BGP Load Balancing with two interfaces

External links

• wikipedia:Load balancing (computing)