They drop connections when a backend dies. And not just the ones that that backend was handling, but also some % of the overall traffic for re-balancing. The

They drop connections when a backend dies. And not just the ones that that backend was handling, but also some % of the overall traffic for re-balancing. The degree of connection affinity from the ECMP is limited, and there's no "reliance" on it. If a connection flip-flopped between two or more load balancers, there would be no drops, thanks to the consistent fashion.