Offloading static or semi-static content to a CDN to prevent requests from ever reaching your origin server.
To combat this, are implemented. These are automatic switches that detect when a downstream service is failing. If the payment gateway is slow, the circuit breaker trips, and the system returns a fallback response (e.g., "Payments are currently slow, please try again") rather than waiting 30 seconds and crashing the entire web server. 5000 rps
At 5,000 RPS, every millisecond counts. fetching static assets or querying the database for data that rarely changes is inefficient. Offloading static or semi-static content to a CDN
Standard API gateways can introduce significant latency at high throughput. Modern solutions, such as the Bifrost AI Gateway , are specifically benchmarked to handle 5,000 RPS with as little as of overhead. Using a gateway built in high-performance languages like Go or Rust can prevent the routing layer from becoming a bottleneck. 2. Strategic Caching Layers If the payment gateway is slow, the circuit
To the uninitiated, 5,000 RPS might not sound astronomical. However, context is key.
No conventional rotating-barrel mechanism (like a Minigun’s 6,000 RPM max) can reach 300,000 RPM (5,000 RPS). To achieve 5,000 RPS, you need: