Correct Answer: A proxy load balancer terminates the client connection and creates a new one to the backend; a pass-through load balancer routes the packets directly to the backend without termination
Network Load Balancer is a pass-through balancer, meaning the VM instance sees the actual client IP at the packet level....
Correct Answer
A proxy load balancer terminates the client connection and creates a new one to the backend; a pass-through load balancer routes the packets directly to the backend without termination
Why This Answer Is Correct
Network Load Balancer is a pass-through balancer, meaning the VM instance sees the actual client IP at the packet level.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Cloud Network Load Balancing — a core concept tested in Associate Cloud Engineer. Understanding Cloud Network Load Balancing is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
Your high-traffic application requires ultra-low latency and needs to handle millions of requests per second at the network level. Which load balancer is best?
Which Google Cloud load balancer is an external, regional, non-proxied (pass-through) load balancer that supports TCP/UDP traffic and uses Maglev for distribution?
How does an External Network Load Balancer identify its backend instances to distribute traffic to?
What is 'Session Affinity' in the context of Network Load Balancing?
Can an External Network Load Balancer handle traffic across multiple Google Cloud regions?