4.3.2 Content Based Routing (CBR)
The CBR component load balances based on the content of the request. Load Balancer supports content-based routing in two ways:
- CBR component
- Dispatcher CBR forwarding method
In conjunction with caching proxy, the CBR component has the ability to proxy HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) requests to specific servers based on the content requested.
The Dispatcher CBR forwarding method also provides content-based routing, but it does not require the caching proxy to be installed. Because Dispatcher CBR content-based routing is performed in the kernel as packets are received, it can provide faster content-based routing than the CBR component.