Chapter 6

WAN Optimization in the Private Cloud

If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.

—Mario Andretti

Information in this chapter:

• WAN Optimization Requirements in the Cloud

• Interception at the VM Level

• Cloud Interception with VRF-Aware WCCP

• Cloud Interception with Non–VRF-Aware WCCP

• Interception at the Services Aggregation Layer

• Summary

Introduction

Chapter 4 discussed the need for WAN optimization and its benefits. Chapter 5 looked at standard appliance-based integration options for WAN optimization within the DC. However, cloud deployment has rapidly evolved to virtual private clouds moving away from the appliance model. Private clouds are typically co-located on the enterprise DC premises while virtual ...

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