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Provide Layer 7 load balancing and content customization on Cisco content switching solutions

Overview This sample chapter, taken from Designing Content Switching Solutions, introduces the Layer 7 load-balancing technology.

This sample chapter, taken from Designing Content Switching Solutions, discusses the methods and protocols involved in accomplishing a Layer 7 load-balancing solution. It also examines the interaction between HTTP and TCP and how client and server communication at the TCP and HTTP layers are accomplished.

Title: Designing Content Switching Solutions
ISBN: 158705213X
Published: March 2006
Author: Haroon Khan, Zeeshan Naseh
Chapter: Chapter 4: Layer 7 Load Balancing and Content Customization
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Publisher: TechRepublic
File Format: PDF
Date Published: May 19, 2006
Format: White Papers
Topics: Load Balancing, Switching

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