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Transparent Caching with the Content Switching
Module Configuration Example
Module Configuration Example
Document ID: 50381
Contents
Introduction
Before You Begin
Requirements
Components Used
Conventions
Configure
Network Diagram
Configurations
Verify
Troubleshoot
Related Information
Before You Begin
Requirements
Components Used
Conventions
Configure
Network Diagram
Configurations
Verify
Troubleshoot
Related Information
Introduction
This document provides a sample configuration for transparent caching using Cisco Cache Engines and the
Content Switching Module (CSM). Transparent caching is the technique used to transparently intercept traffic
from a a Web browser and redirect it to a cache device to retrieve the content that was previously cached.
Content Switching Module (CSM). Transparent caching is the technique used to transparently intercept traffic
from a a Web browser and redirect it to a cache device to retrieve the content that was previously cached.
Another method to do transparent caching is Web Cache Communications Protocol (WCCP). The advantage
of transparent caching over WCCP is that the CSM looks at the URL requested by the client and decides if the
traffic should be sent to the cache or not. Requests for static files such as gif or jpeg images are retrieved from
the cache, while dynamic pages (result of a script) are retrieved directly from the server without going to the
cache.
of transparent caching over WCCP is that the CSM looks at the URL requested by the client and decides if the
traffic should be sent to the cache or not. Requests for static files such as gif or jpeg images are retrieved from
the cache, while dynamic pages (result of a script) are retrieved directly from the server without going to the
cache.
Before You Begin
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Components Used
The information in this document is based on these hardware and software versions:
CSM version 3.x
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Application Content Networking Software (ACNS) version 5.1
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Conventions
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