Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Syme, Matthew Optimizing network performance with content switching: server, firewall, and cache load balancing / Matthew Syme, Philip Goldie. p. cm. -- (Prentice Hall series in computer networking and distributed systems) Includes index. ISBN 0-13-101468-4 1. Network performance (Telecommunication) 2. Computer networks--Workload. 3. Telecommunication--Switching systems. I. Goldie, Philip. II. Title. III. Series. TK5105.5.S955 2003 004.6--dc21 2003050878 Editorial/Production Supervision: Techne Group Executive Editor: Mary Franz Editorial Assistant: Noreen Regina Development Editor: Jennifer Blackwell Marketing Manager: Dan DePasquale Manufacturing Buyer: Maura Zaldivar Cover Design Director: Jerry Votta Full-Service Production Manager: Anne R. Garcia 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Prentice Hall PTR offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales. For more information, please contact: U.S. Corporate and Government Sales, 1-800-382-3419, corpsales@pearsontechgroup.com. For sales outside of the U.S., please contact: International Sales, 1-317-581-3793, international@pearsontechgroup.com. Company and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners . All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America First Printing Pearson Education Ltd. Pearson Education Australia PTY, Limited Pearson Education Singapore, Pte. Ltd. Pearson Education North Asia Ltd. Pearson Education Canada, Ltd. Pearson Educaci ³n de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Pearson Education ”Japan Pearson Education Malaysia, Pte. Ltd. |