Optimizing Network Performance with Content Switching: Server, Firewall and Cache Load Balancing
Optimizing Network Performance with Content Switching: Server, Firewall and Cache Load Balancing
ISBN: 0131014684
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 85
Pages: 85
Authors: Matthew Syme, Philip Goldie
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- Prentice Hall PTR Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems
- About Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
- Preface
- The Audience and Purpose of This Book
- Case Studies
- Explanation of Artwork
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Summary
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Content Switching
- The Evolution of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Networks
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Understanding Layer 2, 3, and 4 Protocols
- The OSI Seven Layer ModelWhat Is a Layer?
- Switching at Different Layers
- Understanding Layer 4 Protocols
- Transport Control Protocol (TCP)
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Understanding Application Layer Protocols
- HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
- Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- Summary
- Chapter 4. The Concepts of Content Switching
- Virtual Services and Application Redirection
- Resources and Real Servers
- Frames, Packets, and Sessions
- Deep Packet Inspection
- Summary
- Chapter 5. Basic Server Load Balancing
- Why Load Balance Servers?
- Topologies of Server Load Balancing
- Layer 4 Load Balancing Metrics
- Server Health Checking
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Content-Aware Server Load Balancing
- What Is Layer 7 Server Load Balancing?
- Why Use Layer 7 Server Load Balancing?
- Dealing with Layer 7 Traffic
- HTTP URL Parsing and Load Balancing
- HTTP Header Load Balancing
- HTTP Cookie Load Balancing
- Load Balancing FTP
- Load Balancing DNS at Layer 7
- Load Balancing RTSP Streaming Media
- Summary
- Case Study: Content-Aware Server Load Balancing
- Chapter 7. Persistence, Security, and the Internet
- Internet Service ProvidersProxying and Traffic Volumes
- IP Address Hashing
- Cookie-Based Persistence
- SSL
- Summary
- Case Study: Persistence
- Chapter 8. Application Redirection
- The Requirement for Application Redirection
- VIP-Based SLB vs. Application Redirection
- Web Cache Redirection (WCR)
- WCR
- Security Redirection
- RouterLink Load Balancing
- Summary
- Case Study: Application Redirection
- Chapter 9. Firewall and VPN Load Balancing
- Why Load Balance Firewalls and VPN Switches?
- Firewall Overview
- Deploying Firewall Load Balancing
- Policy-Based Firewall Load Balancing
- VPN and MAC Persistence
- Summary
- Chapter 10. The Architecture of a Content Switch
- Typical Layer 2 and Layer 3 Architecture Considerations
- Why Content Switching Is Different
- What Makes a Good Content Switch?
- Different Approaches
- Where To Next?
- Associated Hardware
- Summary
Optimizing Network Performance with Content Switching: Server, Firewall and Cache Load Balancing
ISBN: 0131014684
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 85
Pages: 85
Authors: Matthew Syme, Philip Goldie
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