Load Balancing

Overview

The IUDX-Novo platform employs a gateway-based load balancing strategy to ensure high availability, resilience, and consistent performance across all API-driven services.

Each API server is front-ended by an API Gateway, which acts as the first line of defense and traffic management layer for incoming requests.

Gateway-Based Load Balancing

The API Gateway distributes incoming requests across available backend services and enforces multiple protective controls, including:

• Request rate limiting to prevent abuse and denial-of-service attacks

• Control of parallel connections to avoid resource exhaustion

• Application of additional traffic filtering and protective policies

This approach significantly reduces the risk of attacks such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and protects downstream services from overload.

Performance and Stability

By evenly distributing traffic and enforcing protective limits, the load balancing strategy:

• Maintains consistent system performance under varying load conditions

• Prevents overload and cascading failures

• Improves overall system stability and reliability

Role in the Platform

• Enhances security and availability of API services

• Ensures scalable handling of high request volumes

• Complements API security and monitoring mechanisms

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