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   * NAS = Network Attached Storage
     * File storage over a network, possibly using [[wp>NFS]] or [[wp>CIFS]] protocol
+  * [[https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/negs|NEG]] = Network Endpoint Group
+    * A configuration object that specifies a group of backend endpoints or services
+    * Commonly used with containers
+    * Can be used with *some* load balancers and with [[gcp:t|Traffic Director]]
+  * NLB = Network Load Balancing
+    * In GCP, use of a DSR load balancer instead of a proxy-based one. Available only with regional scope.
+    * Available as the External and Internal "TCP/UDP Network Load Balancing" variants of Cload Load Balancing.
+    * Cannot provide SSL termination since traffic is only redirected, not proxied: this increases
+      * the CPU load on backends
+      * the administrative workload on backends, since they must handle certificate management
+    * May be required for [[wp>DDoS]] protection using Coud Armor
   * North-South Traffic:
     * in general, traffic entering or exiting a data center, e.g. client to server.
     * In GCP, inter-[[gcp:v|VPC]] traffic.
     * Compare [[gcp:e|East-West traffic]]
+  * nPath routing: another name for [[gcp:d|DSR]]