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Learn how to choose between Round Robin, Least Request, and Maglev load balancing policies in Envoy Proxy to optimize for latency, cache hits, and resource distribution.
Envoy's local and global rate limit filters solve different problems. Learn when to use an in-memory token bucket versus a distributed gRPC backend, with configuration examples and trade-offs.
Configure Envoy outlier detection to automatically eject unhealthy upstream hosts based on 5xx errors and latency, verify ejection via admin stats, and tune recovery options.
Learn how Envoy’s built‑in local rate‑limit filter protects downstream services from traffic spikes using a token‑bucket algorithm, with a concrete configuration example and verification steps.
Learn how to protect a backend service by applying Envoy’s built‑in Rate Limit Service filter to a specific route, with a concrete configuration example and operational considerations.
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