Description: Network load balancing is a fundamental technique in data traffic management that allows distributing network traffic across multiple servers. Its primary goal is to optimize resource usage, maximize response speed, and ensure the availability of applications and services. By evenly distributing user requests among several servers, it prevents the overload of a single server, which can lead to downtime or poor performance. There are different methods of load balancing, such as DNS-based load balancing, application-level load balancing, and network-level load balancing, each with its own characteristics and advantages. This technique is especially relevant in high availability and scalability environments, where applications need to handle large volumes of traffic without compromising user experience. Additionally, load balancing can include advanced functions such as server health monitoring, traffic redirection in case of failures, and performance optimization through intelligent workload distribution.
