Load Balancing & Consistent Hashing
Distribute incoming network traffic across server pools using Round-Robin and Consistent Hashing rings.
💡 Why It Matters
Load balancers enable horizontal scaling across N instances.
🌐 Real-World Production Usages & Examples
Cache Ring
Scenario: Routing keys across 10 nodes.
Outcome: Consistent Hashing remaps 1/N keys.
✓ When to Use
- •Scaling web servers behind an API Gateway.
✕ When NOT to Use
- •Single monolithic microservices.
🔑 Core Architecture & Rules
- 1Layer 4 routes TCP packets.
- 2Layer 7 inspects HTTP headers.
- 3Consistent Hashing minimizes key remapping.
⚖️ Architectural Trade-Off Analysis
Layer 4 vs 7
PROLow CPU overhead.
CONL7 required for header routing.
⚠️ Failure Modes & Mitigations
Uneven Distribution
Hash ring hotspots.
Mitigation: Use virtual nodes (vnodes).
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