> I am proposing a project called Integrated Load Balancer (ILB) to 
 > provide basic Layer 3/4 load balancing features in Solaris consisting of 
 > DSR and NAT operation modes.
 > 
 > The feature components of the project will be as follows:
 > 
 > o Direct Server Return(DSR) operation mode
 > 
 > o NAT based operation mode (half-NAT and full-NAT). We will
 >    use IP Filter's NAT implementation for this purpose
 > 
 > o VRRP to provide HA between loadbalancers
 > 
 > o A commandline interface that will be used to configure
 >    both NAT and DSR operation modes. The interface will be made available
 >    for 3rd party apps to consume
 > 
 > o Simple L3/L4 server health checks that allows the load balancer
 >    to monitor the back-end servers
 > 
 > The provision of such a feature will allow a SPARC or x86 box running 
 > Solaris to serve as a mid-range L3/L4 loadbalancer.
 > 
 > I am requesting endorsement for this project.

Aye.

-- 
meem
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