Pattern 75 / RESILIENCE
Use this when Protecting core service during overload.
Load Shedding fits when Protecting core service during overload. Mechanism: Reject or degrade lower-priority requests once capacity guardrails are crossed. Use it for Traffic spikes, dependency failures, incident containment. The toll: User-visible errors are intentional; prioritization must be defensible.
Traffic spikes, dependency failures, incident containment.
Use load shedding when traffic spikes, dependency failures, incident containment..
Describe the pressure first, then the mechanism, then the cost. That keeps the design grounded.
Same pressure family