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Layer 7 Load Balancing

Load balancers that forward traffic at Layer 4 are not aware of what type of traffic they are forwarding and therefore cannot do proper server health checks or content filtration. Whereas layer 7 load balancers work by analysing traffic.

Load Balancing Diagram

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So what does this mean for your business? A layer 7 configuration knows exactly what protocol it is working with, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc, so it works more intelligently and efficiently, directing specific traffic to different servers for optimum user experience.

Our layer 7 load balancers are located in separate racks and powered by separate feeds to eliminate all single points of failure in your solution. Plus as they are managed by our experienced team around the clock, day and night, the result is a more resilient and smarter working solution. And with onsite staff at our green data centres we can immediately monitor and respond to changes.

Benefits of Layer 7 load balancing:

  • Direct specific users to different servers for optimum customer service
  • Ability to manage individual services on specific servers
  • Load balancers are powered and stored separately for increased resilience
  • Load balancing over multiple locations, providing the perfect answer to server failure.

The diagram above shows a typical layer 7 load balancing setup for high availability hosting. Call us free on 0800 458 4545 to discuss adding load balancing to your hosting or request a quote now.


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