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Which protocol is primarily supported by Network Load Balancer (NLB) for fast, low-latency traffic?

easy📝 Conceptual Q12 of 15
AWS - Elastic Load Balancing
Which protocol is primarily supported by Network Load Balancer (NLB) for fast, low-latency traffic?
ATCP/UDP
BFTP
CHTTP/HTTPS
DSMTP
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:

  1. Step 1: Identify NLB protocol support

    NLB is designed to handle TCP and UDP traffic for fast, low-latency connections.

  2. Step 2: Exclude HTTP/HTTPS protocols

    HTTP/HTTPS are application layer protocols handled by ALB, not NLB.

  3. Final Answer:

    TCP/UDP -> Option A

  4. Quick Check:

    NLB = TCP/UDP traffic [OK]
Quick Trick: NLB handles TCP/UDP, ALB handles HTTP/HTTPS [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Selecting HTTP/HTTPS for NLB
  • Confusing FTP or SMTP as NLB protocols
  • Assuming NLB supports application layer protocols

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