Routing and switching

One major development in WANS has been the development of hardware accelerators for the WAN. Such systems, which work at the Layer 2 level, allow for much more throughput than the standard for TCP/IP, but are, of course, proprietary. You should research, using whatever tools you care to employ, the concept of WAN hardware acceleration, and find at least one example of such a tool. Post your initial comment on this topic, being sure to cover the following points:

 • The manufacturer of the WAN accelerator along with the Web site.

• The range of devices offered by the manufacturer, their prices, and capabilities.

• Indication of what improvement in throughput this WAN accelerator provides. An explanation of how the accelerator implements improvement in Layer 2 framing to accomplish its tasks.

• In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.