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title: Traffic steering · Cloudflare Learning Paths
description: Global traffic steering policies decide how a load balancer routes
  traffic to attached and healthy pools.
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Global traffic steering policies decide how a load balancer routes traffic to attached and healthy pools.



* [Standard](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/steering-policies/standard-options/)
* [Geo](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/steering-policies/geo-steering/)
* [Dynamic](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/steering-policies/dynamic-steering/)
* [Proximity](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/steering-policies/proximity-steering/)
* [Least Outstanding Requests](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/steering-policies/least-outstanding-requests/)
