Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series - About WCCP

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Configuring WCCP Version 2 Services
This chapter describes how to configure the Catalyst 4500 series switches to redirect traffic to content
engines (web caches) using the Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) version 2
Note Throughout this chapter, WCCP refers to WCCP version 2. Version 1 is not supported.
This chapter consists of these sections:
• About WCCP, page 69-1
• Restrictions for WCCP, page 69-5
• Configuring WCCP, page 69-6
• Verifying and Monitoring WCCP Configuration Settings, page 69-9
• WCCP Configuration Examples, page 69-10
Note The tasks in this chapter assume that you have already configured content engines on your network. For
specific information on hardware and network planning associated with Cisco Content Engines and
WCCP, see the Product Literature and Documentation links available on the Cisco.com at these
locations:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/configfun/configuration/guide/fcf018_ps1835_TSD_Produ
cts_Configuration_Guide_Chapter.html
and
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk122/tk717/tsd_technology_support_protocol_home.html
About WCCP
These sections describe WCCP:
• Overview, page 69-2
• Hardware Acceleration, page 69-2
• .Understanding WCCP Configuration, page 69-3
• WCCP Features, page 69-4