d advantages include:
<ul>
<li>
Multiple object group support</li>

<li>
Extensible load balancing strategies through IDL interfaces</li>

<li>
Extensible load monitoring</li>

<li>
Both "push" and "pull" style monitoring are supported</li>

<li>
Support for infrastructure and application controlled object group membership</li>

<li>
Improved server-side transparency</li>
</ul>
The current proposed <i>Load Balancing and Monitoring</i> specification
defines three built-in load balancing strategies. They are: