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Branch Office Network Performance
Application and data access over WAN
is slow in branch offices
Slow connections hurt user
productivity
Improving network performance is
expensive and difficult to implement
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Caches content downloaded from file
and Web servers
Users in the branch can quickly open
files stored in the cache
Frees up network bandwidth for other
uses
BranchCache
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BranchCache
Enterprise
Recommended for branches without a branch
server
Easy to deploy: Enabled on clients through
Group Policy
Cache availability decreases with laptops that
go offline
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Cache stored centrally: existing server in the
branch
Cache availability is high
Enables branch-wide caching
Increased reliability
BranchCache Distributed Cache
ID
Data
Data
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BranchCache Hosted Cache
ID
Data
ID
ID
Search
Data
ID
ID
ID
Data
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BranchCache Framework
3rd Party Applications
Office
CopyFile
Explorer
Office
SharePoint
SMB(CSC/SRV)
HTTP (WebIO/http.sys)
BranchCache
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BITS
WMP
IE
BranchCache Deployment
Use Group Policy to enable Windows
BranchCache on Windows 7 clients
Install the optional “Windows
BranchCache” component on a
Windows 2008 R2 web or file server
Hosted
Cache
IIS
File Server
Group Policy
Management
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Optionally, install a hosted cache in your branch.
Configure clients to use it with
Group Policy
BranchCache Benefits
Improve application responsiveness and reduce file transfer wait
time
Combined with other SMB offerings enhance the user experience on
remote shares
Optimize network utilization:
Recommended for HTTP and HTTPS-based intranet traffic
Performs well for SMB (and signed SMB) shares on the read path
Support network security protocols (SSL, Ipsec)
Reduce the cost of managing WAN
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To Summarize
BranchCache™ reduces WAN bandwidth consumed by end users
for intranet based HTTP and SMB traffic and improves end user
experience.
BranchCache™ accelerates delivery of encrypted content such as
when using HTTPS and IPsec, and at the same time ensures
authorization of users by the server at the central office.
BranchCache™ doesn’t require additional equipment in the
branch offices and can be easily managed using existing systems
management technology such as group policy
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