ELB (Elastic Load Balancer) – AWS’s load distribution service.
AWS Elastic Load Balancer automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets. It offers three types: Application Load Balancer (Layer 7), Network Load Balancer (Layer 4), and Classic Load Balancer. ELB features automatic scaling, health checks, and SSL/TLS termination. The service includes access logging, integration with AWS WAF for security, and support for containerized applications. It provides zone-aware load balancing, cross-zone load balancing, and sticky sessions for stateful applications.
