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4.2.1. Routing Methods

MethodReturnsUse Case
PriorityHighest priority healthy endpointActive-passive failover
WeightedDistribute by weight %A/B testing, gradual migration
PerformanceLowest latency endpointGlobal apps, user proximity
GeographicEndpoint serving user's regionData residency, regional content
MultivalueAll healthy endpointsClient-side load balancing
SubnetBased on client IP rangeEnterprise segmentation
Performance Routing:

Traffic Manager maintains a latency table based on Microsoft's global network measurements:

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