QDSR: Accelerating Layer-7 Load Balancing by Direct Server Return with QUIC

Explore a groundbreaking conference talk on QDSR, a novel Layer-7 load balancing scheme that combines QUIC and Direct Server Return technology. Discover how this innovative approach divides QUIC connections into independent streams, distributing them across multiple real servers for direct data transmission to clients. Learn about the significant performance improvements, including increased request processing capacity, higher throughput in high-load scenarios, and reduced end-to-end latency. Gain insights into the implementation using Nginx and Apache Traffic Server, and understand the results of large-scale simulation experiments conducted with mahimahi. Delve into the potential of QDSR to revolutionize cloud service providers' capabilities in maintaining stable and reliable services while reducing costs and improving end-to-end service quality.

USENIX ATC '24 - QDSR: Accelerating Layer-7 Load Balancing by Direct Server Return with QUIC