Research Perspectives on Load Balancing Strategies in Serverless Computing
subject: Cloud computing; FaaS; Load balancing; Serverless computing
description: Serverless computing, a groundbreaking trend in cloud computing, has transformed how applications are deployed and managed by abstracting the infrastructure layer. Serverless computing enables developers to concentrate exclusively on their code while cloud providers care for server provisioning, maintenance, and scaling. Services like AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Azure Functions exemplify this model, offering s ubstantial advantages in terms of reduced operational complexity and cost. However, one persistent challenge in this domain is load balancing. Effective load balancing in serverless computing ensures efficient resource utilization, optimal performance, and cost-effectiveness. Unlike traditional load balancing, which typically relies on long-lived server instances, load balancing in serverless environments must accommodate the stateless and ephemeral nature of serverless functions. Traditional techniques are not directly applicable because serverless architectures functions that are instantiated on-demand in response to incoming requests. This paper surveys various strategies and approaches developed to address the unique load balancing challenges in serverless computing, providing a comprehensive overview of the current state of research and practice. The paper extends further research on serverless computing by analyzing the survey papers. The paper highly focuses the research areas in the field of edge computing, hybrid cloud models and distributed load balancing for the future usage. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
creator: Balan, Yashwanth; Rajan, R. Arokia Paul
source: Communications in Computer and Information Science;Volume;2428 CCIS;pp.422-432
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
date: 01-01-2025
rights: Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
relation: ISSN: 18650929; ISBN: 978-303186301-1;
language: English
type: Conference paper
coverage: Balan Y., Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India; Rajan R.A.P., Christ University, Bangalore, India