Re: Cisco cache engine / forced caching.

Hi,

I don't know much about the product, and there is not much
on the web. Do a search in altavista for WCCP or "web cache
control protocol" and you will find some stuff.

From http://www-fr.cisco.com/univercd/data/doc/netbu/hardware/webcache/v1/rel_notes/wc1reln.htm

Supported Routers

This release of the Cache Engine only works with 7500 and 7200
series routers running the version of Cisco IOS software with
the Web Cache Control Protocol (Cisco IOS Release 11.1(14)CA).

Mickey

>
> Could you please make a short overview about this topic for us?
>
> As far as I'm concerned, it would be interesting, how the WCCP - Cisco can be linked
> with a Squid-Cache, for I'm rather happy also with Squid, and not interested to beta - test
> someone elses ideas of caching.
>
> When will it be able to ICP?
>
> How much does it cost.
>
> What CISCO-OS?
>
> WHAT CISCO-modell?
>
>
> Thank you for providing this information willingly ;-)
>
>
> Date forwarded: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 12:10:02 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mickey Coggins <mick@fox.iprolink.ch>
> Subject: Re: Cisco cache engine / forced caching.
> To: squid-users@nlanr.net
> Date sent: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 21:05:26 +0200 (CEsT)
> Send reply to: mick@iprolink.ch
> Forwarded by: squid-users@nlanr.net
>
> > I feel the most interesting part of the cisco cache engine product
> > is the WCCP (Web Cache Control Protocol ?).
> >
> > If someone can either get documentation on this or get a sniffer on
> > the ethernet when this is running, and then write a program that
> > sits on a squid box, we can get the most interesting feature and
> > still use our existing caches.
> >
> > I've already got gigabytes of cache running nicely, and I would
> > love to have our 7000s "force" our users to use it!
> >
> > The WCCP seems to handle failure cases better then placing a
> > box between the users and the cache, AFAICT.
> >
> > Any takers?
> >
> > OOB: is there a reason for the digest of this group to be in
> > mime format? My ancient elm inflicts pain on me when I
> > read mime messages...
> >
> > --
> > Mickey
> >
> >
>
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