Load balancing analogy

The analogy

≡ ATM      ≡ OCN
one horse power ≡ one node One delivery route ≡ One timestep
Variation in traffic ≡ Variation in timestep/jitter

How to split 1000 horse power when ATM and OCN journeys are equal?

Let's say that (Bristol - Exeter journey time) = (Bristol - Reading journey time)

How to split 1000 horse power when ATM journey >> OCN journeys?

Let's say that (Bristol - Exeter journey time) = 4 * (Bristol - Bath journey time)

The answer is not split 800 - 200

  • It's very expensive if Postman Pat has to wait
  • The split will be more like 770 - 230