Load Balancing Algorithms — Roadmap Step & Resources
Round robin, least connections, weighted and consistent-hashing based load balancing
- Level: intermediate
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: System Design
Interview questions
- When would least-connections outperform round robin?
Study resources
- What is LOAD BALANCING? (Video) — Gaurav Sen's widely-watched explanation of load balancing algorithms and why they matter.
- Load Balancing (Article) — The System Design Primer's section on load balancing algorithms and strategies.
Part of
- Load Balancing — section
- System Design roadmap — the full learning path