# Traffic Distribution

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

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Targeted Improvement](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/targeted-improvement.md) and before [Utilization-Based Sizing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/utilization-based-sizing.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

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

## Linked from

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