Correct Answer: A setting (like 2-tuple or 3-tuple hash) that ensures a client's packets are consistently sent to the same healthy backend instance
Affinity can be based on source IP and destination IP, or can also include the protocol and port....
Correct Answer
A setting (like 2-tuple or 3-tuple hash) that ensures a client's packets are consistently sent to the same healthy backend instance
Why This Answer Is Correct
Affinity can be based on source IP and destination IP, or can also include the protocol and port.
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?
What is the primary technical difference between a 'Proxy' load balancer and a 'Pass-through' load balancer in GCP?
How does an External Network Load Balancer identify its backend instances to distribute traffic to?
Can an External Network Load Balancer handle traffic across multiple Google Cloud regions?