A method for load balancing based on Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) is provided. Said method comprises: acquiring, by a routing bridge (RB), all current medium access control (MAC) addresses within each virtual local area network (VLAN) on a link where the RB is located. And if said RB is selected as a designated routing bridge (DRB), said RB distributes all the current MAC addresses acquired within each VLAN between said RB and other RBs on the same link according to a preset distribution rule, and notifies said other RBs to be responsible for forwarding of messages having a specified MAC address and VLAN, wherein said MAC addresses are the MAC addresses of the host devices on the link where said RB is located. If said RB is a common RB, said RB receives a notification sent by a DRB and learns that it is responsible for forwarding of messages having a MAC address and VLAN specified in said notification; and upon receiving a message sent by a host device, said RB determines whether said message is a message it is responsible for forwarding according to the VLAN and the MAC address of the host device carried by the message; if yes, said RB forwards said message; and if no, said RB discards said message.