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diff --git a/doc/load_balance.xml b/doc/load_balance.xml
index fb5b25a..f71a294 100644
--- a/doc/load_balance.xml
+++ b/doc/load_balance.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % idcommon SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %idcommon;
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: load_balance.xml,v 1.1 2007-01-03 15:34:50 marc Exp $ -->
-<refentry>
+<refentry id="ref-load_balance">
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>load_balance</refentrytitle>
   <manvolnum>3mp</manvolnum>
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>load_balance</refname>
-  <refpurpose>balances load among Z39.50 targets</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Module balancing load among multiple identical
+  Z39.50 targets</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
@@ -20,23 +22,35 @@
    This filter balances load among Z39.50 targets based on statistics
    gathered on number of open sessions and number of open package requests. 
   </para>
+  <para>
+   The load balancing is depending on targets to be specified (vhosts).
+   Most Z39.50 clients do not specify that. For this reason, this
+   filter is mostly used as a follower to filter virt_db.
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1><title>EXAMPLES</title>
   <para>
-   A typical configuration looks like this:
+   This configuration offers one database, <literal>Default</literal>,
+   which is load-balanced between two backend servers.
    <screen><![CDATA[
+    <filter type="virt_db"/>
+      <database>Default</database>
+      <target>host1:210/Default</target>
+      <target>host2:210/Default</target>
+    </filter>
     <filter type="load_balance"/>
 ]]>
    </screen>
   </para>
+  
  </refsect1> 
  
  <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
   <para>
    <citerefentry>
-    <refentrytitle>metaproxy</refentrytitle>
-    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+    <refentrytitle>virt_db</refentrytitle>
+    <manvolnum>3mp</manvolnum>
    </citerefentry>
   </para>
  </refsect1>