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+# VCP5: WAN load-blancing rework
+
+Up to VyOS 1.3 there is a dedicated CLI tree `load-balancing wan` used to
+aggregate multiple WAN links for either load-sharing or backup.
+
+When reworking this implementation for VyOS 1.4 we should rethink the CLI design
+and also the concept behind it.
+
+## Current status
+
+load-balancing relies on a dedicated "daemon" written in C that directly interacts
+with iptables/nftables and the routing. It also comes with a duplicate copy of the
+NAT CLI nodes only used for WAN load balancing which is quiet redundant.
+
+## Design Goals for a redesign
+
+* Make use of the common `nat source` CLI tree
+* Make use of failover-route implementation
+* Get rid of any additional daemon monitoring those routes