# Working with Network load balancing (NLB)

#### What is NLB? <a href="#workingwithnetworkloadbalancing-nlb-nlblagi" id="workingwithnetworkloadbalancing-nlb-nlblagi"></a>

* **Network Load Balancer (NLB)** is a load balancer provided by GreenNode that helps distribute network traffic to multiple back-end servers in a computer group (instance group). NLB operates at layer 4 of the OSI model, providing load balancing based on IP addresses and TCP/UDP ports. For more detailed information about NLB, please refer to \[How it works (NLB)]

**Model deployment**

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* **vngcloud-controller-manager** : GreenNode LoadBalancer Controller is a controller that runs on Kubernetes clusters deployed on GreenNode. It is responsible for managing GreenNode resources for Kubernetes clusters, including:
  * **Create and manage Network Load Balancer (NLB)** for Kubernetes Services with service type = Load Balancer.


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