Maglev Paper (2016)
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“Maglev: A Fast and Reliable Software Network Load Balancer” (2016) — Eisenbud et al.
Describes Google’s software-defined network load balancer. Handles packets at line rate using ECMP (Equal-Cost Multi-Path) routing and consistent hashing. Key contribution: Maglev hashing algorithm that provides good load distribution with minimal disruption during backend changes. Widely adopted hashing technique.
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