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Balance load and customize content at Layer 7–A tutorial–Part I

TCP is the building block for Layer 7 protocols, such as the HTTP. This chapter will examine the interaction between HTTP and TCP and how client and server communication at the TCP and HTTP layers are ...
Network World

Chapter 5: Firewall Load Balancing

This chapter introduces the reader to firewall load-balancing (FWLB) concepts, technology, and designs. We will talk about motivations behind FWLB solutions, different types of firewalls, and how to ...
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Balance load and customize content at Layer 7–A Tutorial: Part II

This is Part II of a 3-part excerpt from Designing Content Switching Solutions. For the first excerpt, see: See Part I. When the Internet was first designed, the designers had to come up with the ...