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Traffic forwarding

Traffic Forwarding

  • Step 1-2：DNS resolution

    • The hostname to resolve is demo.example.com
    • The translated IP address from DNS server is 6.6.6.6（example）

  • Step 3：The client creates a TCP connection to 6.6.6.6 on port 80 and send a HTTP request. The IP diagrams are routed to PoP of IDC1，and processed by the Layer 4 Load Balancer.

  • Step 4：The Layer 4 Load Balancer forwards diagrams to BFE.

  • Step 5：BFE receives an HTTP request and find a product for it:

    • BFE uses the HTTP Host header to find the suitable product.
    • In this scenario, assume demo.example.com belongs to product "demo".

  • Step 6：Based on routing rules of product "demo", BFE finds a suitable cluster to process the request.

    • In this scenario, assume the selected cluster is "demo-static".
    • See Traffic routing

  • Step 7-8：Based on balancing policies of product "demo", BFE selects a sub cluster and an instance within cluster "demo-static"

    • In this scenario, assume the selected sub cluster is "demo-static.idc1" and the selected instance is "demo-static-01.idc1" .
    • See Traffic balancing

  • Step 9：The request is forwarded to "demo-static-01.idc1".

  • Step 10：BFE receives a response from "demo-static-01.idc1".

  • Step 11-12：BFE forwards the response to the client via the Layer 4 Load Balancer.