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title: "Balancing external traffic"
description: "How can you trace external traffic balancing down to a backend Pod?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T31.09/"
topicId: "T31.09"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you trace external traffic balancing down to a backend Pod?

## What we will work through

Trace external traffic balancing down to a backend Pod.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: ClusterIP Services.

- [ClusterIP Services](/en/articles/topics/T31.03/)