Description: Traffic management of the load balancer is the process of controlling and directing traffic through a load balancer, which is a critical component in modern network architecture. This system is responsible for distributing user requests across multiple servers, ensuring that none of them become overloaded and that all operate efficiently. Traffic management allows for optimized resource usage, improved availability and scalability of applications, and ensures a smooth user experience. Load balancers can operate at different levels of the OSI model, from the transport layer to the application layer, and can implement various distribution strategies, such as round-robin, least connections, or IP hash. Additionally, they can perform health checks to ensure that servers are operational before directing traffic to them. In a cloud environment, traffic management becomes even more crucial, as applications can scale dynamically and traffic patterns can vary significantly. Therefore, a well-configured load balancer not only enhances performance but also contributes to the resilience and security of applications by mitigating attacks such as DDoS.
