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| Newer page: | version 3 | Last edited on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:21:26 pm | by LinNah | Revert |
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[Acronym] for __G__lobal __S__erver __L__oad __B__alancing
GSLB is load balancing multiple POPs/sites, trying to give users closer access to the content, rather than just rrDNS. It's supposed to be more intelligent.
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GSLB is usually a device which is a [DNS] server that also knows about load on the [POP]s, similar to an [L4] [Switch], so can swing traffic to the one which is loaded least, etc.
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GSLB is usually a device which is a [DNS] server that also knows about load on the [POP]s, similar to an [L4] [Switch], so can swing traffic to the one which is loaded least, etc.
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+GSLB is NOT the same as simple RRDNS using multiple A records.
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+For example, Akamai, though Akamai uses way more advanced shit than GSLB. Akamai's GSLB is a combination of DNS, ping, traceroute, and BGP
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See also:
* http://tenereillo.com/GSLBPageOfShame.htm
