hardware load-balancing device

The use of an HLD minimizes the probability that any particular server will be overwhelmed and optimizes the bandwidth available to each computer or terminal. In addition, the use of an HLD can minimize network downtime, facilitate traffic prioritization, provide end-to-end application monitoring, provide user authentication, and help protect against malicious activity such as denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

Read more about hardware load-balancing device: - A paper at the Macromedia Web site compares currently available HLDs. - RADirect Networking Equipment manufactures and distributes HLDs.

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