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FX Series Administration Guide - Version 6.2.2
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Chapter: Overview - FX Series
Section: Mesh Networking with the FX Series
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1.7
Mesh Networking with the FX Series
1.7.1
Theory of Operation
In addition to the single sided and the two sided client/server or Hub/Remote star network, we’ve now
introduced a full mesh network. We accelerate traffic from the FX Series Remote to the FX Series ADC,
with both appliances at each site.
NOTE: The FX Series Mesh can utilize the FX1005 appliances in a dual rack installation.
The FX Series Remote accelerates traffic by intercepting user requests and forwarding them to the FX
Series ADC. The FX Series ADC applies deflate compression, image transformation, static and dynamic
content caching.
The FX Series Remote applies static content caching, dynamic content caching, deflate compression,
Dynamic Data De-duplication, persistent connections, connection multiplexing, client side connection
termination, and TurboStreaming. To the client, the FX Series Remote appears to be the back-end server.
1.7.2
Mesh Capability with two FX Series appliances at each node
All optimizations are handled – Remote to ADC
Traffic shaping, is done with the FX Remote, not the FX ADC
The first ADC picks up the traffic and will accelerate/optimize it.
The configurations for each appliance are done separately and have a cable connected
between the Remote LAN port and the ADC WAN port as shown below.
Figure 1-2 FX Series Basic Mesh Connectivity Diagram
