Month: December 2021

DNS

Differences between Unicast DNS and Anycast DNS

by Pascal

Unicast DNS and Anycast DNS are both great ways to route the incoming traffic. Let’s see what are their differences!

Unicast DNS – Definition

Unicast DNS is a traffic routing mechanism that operates in a one-to-one way. The information is transferred from its source node to only one specific destination. The receives and the sender are the only participants in the particular communication in the selected route. Therefore, Unicast DNS is an impressive solution for the transportation of information on the Internet. 

Anycast DNS – How does it work?

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DNS Network

DNS load balancing – the best way to manage your traffic

by Pascal

DNS load balancing – Definition

DNS load balancing is a very commonly used technique for achieving the optimal management of the incoming traffic of a hostname. It provides an organized and effective way of spreading the inbound network or application traffic across multiple servers.

If you are an owner of a very popular website, suddenly you would notice that the traffic is going to be a lot. It is going to receive many numerous requests from customers and users. For each of these requests, it is going to be necessary to return a fast and accurate answer with the exact piece of data, such as video, text, and images. In addition, the whole process must be completed in a secure and reliable way.

Different types of Load balancing

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