Standard Cache Proxy Topologies

The following sections identify the standard ways that cache proxy servers are configured within a network. Windows Media Services does not directly support implicit proxy.

Section	Description
Single-tiered Proxy	Discusses a client-proxy relationship in which there is only one proxy server.
Multi-tiered Proxy	Discusses a client-proxy relationship in which there are multiple bound proxy servers.
Explicit Proxy	Discusses a client-proxy scenario in which the client is explicitly bound to the proxy server.
Implicit Proxy	Discusses a client-proxy scenario in which the client is unaware of the proxy server but network data is nevertheless sent through the proxy.
Reverse Cache Proxy	Discusses the use of reverse proxy servers to balance loads on origin servers.

See Also

Concepts

Creating Cache Proxy Plug-ins