https://www.infoq.com InfoQ p2 feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/11/airbnb-mussel-adaptive-traffic/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=p2 <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2025/11/airbnb-mussel-adaptive-traffic/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1763253167225.jpg"/><p>Airbnb upgraded Mussel, its multi-tenant key-value store, replacing static per-client rate limits with an adaptive, resource-aware traffic control system. The redesign ensures resilience during traffic spikes, protects critical workflows, and maintains fair usage across thousands of tenants while scaling efficiently.</p> <i>By Leela Kumili</i> Low Latency Lessons Kubernetes Multi-tenancy Software Engineering DDoS Redis p2 Value & Metrics Infrastructure Cost Savings Real Time Architecture Evaluation Architecture Cloud Tech Algorithms Retrospectives Sharding Key-Value Store HotSpot Architecture & Design Development news Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/11/airbnb-mussel-adaptive-traffic/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=p2 Leela Kumili 2025-11-21T15:00:00Z /news/2025/11/airbnb-mussel-adaptive-traffic/en