NETWORK ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION USING LOAD BALANCING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

The Internet is currently growing rapidly. The needs and rapid developments in the use of the Internet network require a balance in the provision of Internet facilities. Internet standard service is the continuation of the connectivity of the Internet. Connection from the Internet is required to always be maintained under any circumstances, but connectivity will not always run smoothly, many obstacles or disturbances are encountered so that the connection does not run smoothly. Then backup management is needed from the continuity of the connection from the Internet so that if one connection is interrupted, there will be a backup. One thing that can be done is to use a load-balancing system. The subjects taken in this study focus on implementing backups from Internet network sources or backups from dependency on one Internet service provider. The method used in this study uses literature study and observation, namely direct observation of the network at the Benteng Village Village Office. the design starts with selecting the right ISP source to be used as a backup. The design is continued with the Mikrotik installation and the application of load balancing in Mikrotik. testing of the load balancing system is carried out by technical testing of the implementation that has been carried out. by testing the speed, load balancing function, and testing optimization of the load balancing. Based on the tests carried out in this study, it resulted in the optimal application of load balancing. The application of load balancing can run without changing the existing network and makes the connection run more optimally if there is an increase in network traffic due to the distribution of balanced connection lanes