WAN Accelerator
WAN acceleration techniques include the following:
- Data compression at the session layer, which operates above TCP
- Reducing WAN traffic by leveraging caching and related strategies
- Optimizing TCP window sizes
- Prioritization using QoS (Quality of Service) functionality
- Communication optimization at the application level
F5 offers a product called F5 BIG-IP as a solution for WAN acceleration. By leveraging this technology, data communication over a WAN can be optimized to deliver a user experience similar to operating within a LAN.
