Enhance Broadband Performance with CacheXpress: A Guide to Efficient Content Caching Solutions
Join Wilson L. Chua, an MCSE, MCDBA, MCT, CCNA, and CCDA expert, for an insightful training session on CacheXpress, a powerful caching proxy server that outperforms traditional solutions like Squid. Discover the benefits of content caching, including reduced bandwidth consumption, faster response times, and improved network efficiency. Learn how to deploy, configure, and monitor CacheXpress effectively for your broadband network. With quick ROI and an array of features like scalable transparent caching and robust access control, this session is a must for network professionals.
Enhance Broadband Performance with CacheXpress: A Guide to Efficient Content Caching Solutions
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Technical Training Wilson L. ChuaMCSE+I, MCDBA, MCT, CCNA, CCDA
Agenda • General Benefits of Content Caching • What is CacheXpress? • Features of CacheXpress • Implications for Broadband Networks • CacheXpress How Tos on • Deploying, • Configuring and • Monitoring • Summary
Benefits of Using Content Caching • Smaller bandwidth • Faster Response • 30-40% Avg Hit Rates • 25% Avg Bandwidth Savings • ROI is approx 3-4 months
A Caching Proxy Server that is better than Squid, using patented WhirlWind Engine • PC Magazine Award winnerCache Server roundup 1999 – best performing Squid-base Cache (known as Industrial Code & Logic then) • First in transparent web proxy-caching modelFor the Microsoft Windows NT operating system platform. • First to offer WCCP (v1 & 2) support for WinNT/2000
CacheXpress Features • Easy Web-Based Management • Higher Performance (120 vs 500) • Eliminates Bandwidth Hogs • Optimizes Multiple Links Usage with ICP • Access Control Solutions based on: • Source/Destination • Radius or Internal User • HTTP Header • Scalable Transparent Cacheing
Benefits to Broadband Networks • Limited Int’l bandwidth, • Unlimited Local Bandwidth • Proxy Peer among all broadband users • DSL Pilot Experience
Deploying CacheXpress • Best with Windows 2k or XP • Download & Install • Configure Initial Port Settings Supervisor Acct • Determine Cache Size • CacheSize= (PeakLoad * 432) • PeakLoad= (#Dialups * .02) or (#LANUsers * .002) • ROT: 1gb + 50mb / user • Setting Cache Size
Applying Access Security 192.168.0.2 202.91.161.141 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.1 Demo
Limiting Access via Http Header Info • Limiting Access to QuickTime • Limiting Access to Large Objects • Requesting that Large Objects not be Cached
Accessing Upstream Caches ISP1 ISP2 Allows you to Maximize Multiple Internet Provider Links! This is You!
Setting bandwidth limits per unit/person/ip class • Define Bandwidth Settings • Apply Control Rules • Scenario: • 512kb internet link • Limit to 80% of bandwidth • No limit if they are browsing Bitstop Website
Using Radius or Internal User list for Authentication • Scenario1 : Allow Access to Internal User but deny access to a Group • Scenario2 : Allow Radius-Based Access
Monitoring Cache Operations • Overview • Logs • Cache • Peers • WCCP
Looking for Proxy Peering Pioneers • Email: paoling@dagupan.com • TelNos: +632-3302871 to 73
Summary • CacheXpress is a caching proxy server that is 4x faster than Squid • Lots of Usable Features • Bandwidth Limiting • Scalable Transparent Proxy • Ease of Use • Effective Access Controls • Affordable and short ROI • Call for PPPs
