| "body"> | | | | Network managers are constantly seeking new |
| Link Load Balancing balances out critical resources on | | | | solutions for eliminating bottlenecks and latencies for |
| data networks with unpredictable requests issued to a | | | | the fastest performance of all networked applications |
| server. For example, a web site with heavy traffic | | | | and web-enabled transactions. The idea link load |
| may employ two, three or more servers in a link load | | | | balancing technology combines both unlimited |
| balancing program. The link load balancing routines | | | | application scalability with flexible traffic distribution |
| enable a network to "juggle" more traffic that | | | | management of data centers and server farms. |
| otherwise possible If one server is overwhelmed, the | | | | Network Security - Link Load Balancing |
| linkload balancing scheme forwards them to a different | | | | Link load balancing is a key element in the overall |
| server with extra capacity. | | | | network Intrusion Prevention effort. Expert Link Load |
| Another aspect to link load balancing concerns the | | | | Balancing guards the network against internal and |
| communications channels themselves. In this case the | | | | external attacks such as viruses, worms, Trojans, |
| "juggling act" is meant to better distribute processing | | | | anti-scanning and protocol anomalies. Above all hovers |
| and communications demands more equitably across | | | | the ultimate link load balancing challenge and network |
| the network so that no single a computer is | | | | threat - DOS - Denial of Service. |
| overwhelmed by the demand. | | | | Remember the song, "Take a load off Annie" Just |
| Link Load Balancing - Key Features & Benefits | | | | listening to it makes you feel nice and relaxed... For |
| First and foremost is "availability" - 24/7 Application | | | | maximum performance and |
| Availability for complete IP Application access. Local | | | | 100 percent uptime, networks use link load balancing to |
| and Global Service providers rely on redundancy and | | | | even out resource use throughout the network. |
| link load balancing between servers, WSD units and | | | | Radware is the global leader in link load balancing |
| distributed sites for complete server continuity across | | | | solutions delivering maximum performance and |
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