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Connecting WAAS Enhanced Network Modules
to the Network
to the Network
Revised: 08/07/2008, OL-12835-01
This guide describes how to connect Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) enhanced network
modules to your network. It contains the following sections:
modules to your network. It contains the following sections:
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WAAS Enhanced Network Modules
The WAAS enhanced network module (NME-WAE family of devices) works together with other
wide-area application engines (WAEs) in your network to optimize TCP traffic over your network.
wide-area application engines (WAEs) in your network to optimize TCP traffic over your network.
When client and server applications attempt to communicate with each other, the network intercepts and
redirects this traffic to the WAEs so that they can act on behalf of the client application and the
destination server. The WAEs examine the traffic and use built-in application policies to determine
whether to optimize the traffic or allow it to pass through your network unoptimized. Three models of
the WAAS enhanced network module are available. (See
redirects this traffic to the WAEs so that they can act on behalf of the client application and the
destination server. The WAEs examine the traffic and use built-in application policies to determine
whether to optimize the traffic or allow it to pass through your network unoptimized. Three models of
the WAAS enhanced network module are available. (See
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NME-WAE-302-K9
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NME-WAE-502-K9
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NME-WAE-522-K9
All models ship from the factory with the following hardware preinstalled. (See
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