# Dynamic load balancing vs Edge

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/dynamic-load-balancing-vs-edge/47140>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [June 9, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dynamic-load-balancing-vs-edge/47140 "2016-06-09T13:49:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arvinder\_Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@Arvinder\_Singh](https://community.wowza.com/u/Arvinder_Singh)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dynamic-load-balancing-vs-edge/47140/1 "2016-06-09T13:49:45Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to configure load-balancing solution and need clarification on some questions. There is some confusion on Edge/Origin vs Dynamic load balancing. I want to keep encoding capabilities of Wowza streaming server to a minimum.

I am trying to configure the following scenario.

Encoder \> Wowza Origin Server that is ingesting UDP feed and creating addition ABR streams for the live channels \> Edge Server 1 and Edge Server 2 \> Dynamic load balancing server \> Client

1. Is this scenario a valid scenario?

2. Do I need Edge servers in this scenario or should I convert Edge servers to Origin servers and load balance them through dynamic load balancer?

3. If the above described scenario is valid and when there is need to scale, do I add more edge servers or origin servers?

4. Are there any known issues with load balancer in large deployments?

Thanks in advance

Arvinder

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Ramberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Andrew\_Ramberg](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrew_Ramberg)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 7:49am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dynamic-load-balancing-vs-edge/47140/2 "2016-06-14T07:49:46Z")

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Hello,

1. It is a valid scenario and common.

2. If you only have a few source streams but a large audience, adding edge servers to handle the playback load is advised.

3. Edge servers to increase capacity for client playback, Origin servers to increase capacity for source streams/transcoding.

4. Typically not. For more information on the load balancer please see the following [Load Balancer User Guide](https://www.wowza.com/resources/WowzaDynamicLoadBalancingAddOn_UsersGuide.pdf).

Best regards,

Andrew