# Single Target Routing

> Directing all traffic to one target instead of distributing it, wasting capacity and creating a bottleneck.

Record: `lex:single-target-routing`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-single-target-routing

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Load Balancing](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/load-balancing.md)