How L4-Aware Systems Work
By making intelligent switching decisions and to forward frames based on TCP/UDP port information and IP source/destination addresses
L4 switching=Session Switching
- examines client requests directed at the L4 switch
- multiplexes client requests across any server available to handle those requests
- passively measures application health and responsiveness to determine server availability
- stateful processing
By combining the benefits of L4 sofware on a high-speed L2 switching platform
By using this information to establish policy controls for how traffic is to be managed