In the previous section, we covered the HTTP protocol in detail. You now understand the URLs, methods, and cookies. In Layer 7 load balancing, the SLB device proxies the client's TCP connection and ...

I'm trying to evaluate our options for balancing a web application over HTTPS. The application is a mix of bandwidth heavy media (images and video) as well as small latency-sensitive POSTs and GETs. I ...

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TCP is the building block for Layer 7 protocols, such as the HTTP. This chapter will examine the interaction between HTTP and TCP and how client and server communication at the TCP and HTTP layers are ...