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Alteon Application Switch Operating System Application Guide
Application Redirection
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Cache Redirection Environment
Consider the network illustrated in Figure 67 - Network without Application Redirection, page 456 ,
where client HTTP requests begin to regularly overload the Internet router.
Figure 67: Network without Application Redirection
This network needs a solution that addresses the following key concerns:
• The solution must be readily scalable.
• The administrator should not need to reconfigure all the clients' browsers to use proxy servers.
If you have more clients than ports, then connect the clients to a Layer 2 switch, as shown in Figure
68 - Network with Application Redirection, page 456 :
Figure 68: Network with Application Redirection