On Mon, July 31, 2006 5:42 pm, Guy Hulbert wrote: > Nope. > > Load balancing really belongs at the network layer.
I disagree. Load balancing should happen at the layer most capable of making the most effective balancing decisions. At the network layer, your metrics are pretty much "volume of data" or "response time of TCP transaction", and for many purposes these metrics are fine. For many other purposes, "lots of data" or "a long time" does not mean a loaded server, and you need a better tuned metric that more accurately represents your real load. > But, I suppose, if people want it ... One size doesn't fit all. Regards, Graham --
