Chapter 4. Mobilestream
Mobilestream is a set of features on NetScaler that, in essence, optimizes traffic going back to endpoints. This chapter will focus on three of its features: compression, caching, and frontend optimization. The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- What is mobilestream?
- What is caching?
- What is compression?
- What is frontend optimization?
- How do they work?
- How to configure mobilestream for web services
NetScaler Mobilestream, as I mentioned, is a set of key features in NetScaler that enhances service delivery to mobile devices. However, in essence, it's a marketing term that combines features such as TCP optimization and application firewall—which are both subjects that we will cover in a later chapter—but it also contains features such as frontend optimization, compression, and caching, which are more HTTP-based application features. Let's explore what these features are and how they work:
- Compression: This is the ability to...
