Origin Selection

Origin Selection

In the Origin Selection phase, Geographic Server Load Balancing (GSLB) is applied. This process evenly distributes incoming network traffic among multiple geographic origins, ensuring reduced latency, high availability, and a robust system.

Example: Users from Europe are directed to a European-based server for faster access.

Actions

• lb.origin_pool.set - Specifies the group of geographic origin servers for traffic distribution.

Fields

Available fields in the Origin Selection phase:

• Standard Request
• Bot
• Fingerprint
• Origin Shield
• GeoIP
• User Agent
• Peakhour