The Cisco CSS 11500 Series Content Services Switch is a compact modular platform that delivers the richest Layer 4-7 traffic management services for e-business applications. The Cisco CSS 11500 Series, with the award-winning Cisco Web Network Services (WebNS) software, is specifically designed to provide robust transport and application (Layer 4-7) services for Internet and intranet data centers. The Cisco CSS 11500 Series Content Services Switch enables businesses to simultaneously reduce costs and boost productivity by optimizing data center resources and offering a superior online experience for customers, business partners, and employees. Through fast switching and content forwarding, Cisco CSS 11500 Series switches improve the use, responsiveness, availability, scalability, and security of Web sites, server farms, cache clusters, and firewall systems.