
WAN Load Balancing 1-5
Software Version 2.7.5
C613-10454-00 REV A
Weighted Fast Response Distribution
This distribution method assigns new load balancer sessions to WAN ports
based on the response times recorded for the transmission of WAN load
balancer healthcheck messages. These messages are transmitted from each of
the WAN load balancer ports and record response times between these ports
and selected distant hosts. WAN ports that have faster healthcheck response
times will be selected more frequently than those with slower response times.
This distribution method is useful when network latency is an important
factor.
Note that you must configure WAN load balancer healthchecks in order to
operate the weighted fast response distribution. Without healthchecks
configured, the selection process will apply the equivalent of the round robin
selection method.
Each WAN load balancer resource maintains a moving average that covers the
last four response times for each healthcheck host. From the averages received
for each healthcheck host, the WAN load balancer calculates an overall average
for each port.
The following figure shows a simple single host network configured for
weighted fast response distribution.
The load balancer sends healthcheck messages from its ports 1 and 2, to remote
site A. Although the messages from each port have a common destination,
their network path and conditions are different.
Load Balancing Router
Healthcheck Message
WANLB_WFRes
Remote Site A
Port 2Port 1
ISP-1
ISP-2
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