# Traffic Distribution

> The ability to spread incoming requests across multiple backends evenly.

Record: `lex:traffic-distribution`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-traffic-distribution

## 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)