backend orb_servers balance roundrobin server orb1 10.0.0.1:1080 check server orb2 10.0.0.2:1080 check
The term "Orb" suggests a spherical network topology: a central proxy hub with many peripheral nodes connecting to it. orb proxy
The proxy "marshals" (packages) the data and sends it across the network via the Object Request Broker. A matching proxy on the server side (the "skeleton") unpackages it. backend orb_servers balance roundrobin server orb1 10