Difference between revisions of "Load balancer"
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| − | A [[load balancer]] is any [[system]] that performs [[load balancing]]. | + | A [[load balancer]] (hereinafter, the ''Balancer'') is any [[system]] that performs [[load balancing]]. The ''Balancer'' accepts client's requests, selects a resource to fulfill that request, forwards the request to the selected resource, receives its response, and returns that response back to the client. |
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| + | The ''Balancers'' work with multiple nodes; this feature distinguishes them from [[reverse proxy|reverse proxi]]es that accepts client's request, forwards this request to the resource, received its response, and it to a server that can fulfill it, and returns that response to the client. | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 9 June 2021
A load balancer (hereinafter, the Balancer) is any system that performs load balancing. The Balancer accepts client's requests, selects a resource to fulfill that request, forwards the request to the selected resource, receives its response, and returns that response back to the client.
The Balancers work with multiple nodes; this feature distinguishes them from reverse proxies that accepts client's request, forwards this request to the resource, received its response, and it to a server that can fulfill it, and returns that response to the client.
