What are the different types of Load Balancing, and how do they distribute traffic?

Types of Load Balancing

There are the following types of load balancing, which are listed below:

1. Round Robin Load Balancing

If an organization or individual uses four servers, traffic is distributed equally among all servers so that each server handles an equal share of the load.

2. Least Connections Load Balancing

If an organization or individual uses four servers, the load balancer checks which server has the fewest active connections and sends the new traffic to that server. It helps distribute the workload evenly among all the servers.

3. IP Hash Load Balancing

If an organization or individual uses four servers, the load balancer distributes traffic based on the client's IP address. If the same client sends another request, the load balancer sends that request to the same server instead of a different server.

4. Weighted Distribution Load Balancing

If an organization or individual uses four servers, traffic is distributed based on the weight assigned to each server. The server with a higher weight receives more traffic, while the server with a lower weight receives less traffic.