Optimizing Load Balancing Framework for a Distributed Local Network
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31436/ijpcc.v12i1.679Keywords:
Load Balancing, Resource Constrained, Local Network, Network Performance MetricsAbstract
Load Balancing is a critical and foundational challenge in systems and network performance, especially in resource-constrained infrastructure environments. In which it requires careful alignment between infrastructure limited resources and performance requirements. This paper presents a lightweight deployment of a locally hosted web server on a small local network using off-the shelf devices. The observations of this paper indicate effective distribution of traffic evolving through different deployment stages. One node setup was implemented to be a baseline for performance comparison. And a 2-nodes setup was built using NGINX to provide the required load balancing. Both implementations were tested using load testing tools: Locust and Siege. Results were then compared based on standardized performance metrics: scalability, response time, throughput, and server load. The 2-nodes implementation showed near-linear scalability, with doubled throughput and CPU load dropped to 45%.
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