A network is having problems with traffic flowing to several critical websites that are used for
necessary company work. Which of the following appliances would BEST handle network traffic to
increase network performance?
A.
Caching engine
B.
Traffic shaper
C.
Network based firewall
D.
Packet sniffer
Traffic shaper is prioritizing data based on the type of data, usually achieved through QoS
If the websites are what is needed most, shouldn’t caching those websites on a proxy server be the solution? Traffic shaping would be fine for prioritizing VoIP traffic in a call center, but since you’re accessing websites in this example, the caching engine makes more sense.