Layer 4-7 switching is primarily applied for load balancing: the process to evenly distribute loads of traffic within a server farm. Load balancing is a method to evenly distribute requests to a (web)server over all available servers. This ensures optimal use of available server capacity and guarantees the fastest possible response time.
Vendors provide so called load balancers or application delivery switches in order to materialize this type of system. These switches continuously check all servers attached and distribute requests evenly, using all servers. Also, they often offer additional features like SSL-offloading, security etc.
Qi ict prefers load-balancers by Brocade (ServerIron).
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