BIG IP LTM, Bluecoat, WCCP... oh my.

I haven't tested this personally but here's my 2 cents:

 

> Does the LTM terminate the WCCP session with the router and then distribute the contents via virtual server?

 

Yes, for instance. one way to do this is to create a VS any:80 with snatpool and no port or address translation -> pool of proxies

 

> How does that play into the transparency since the destination is something on the Internet and not the proxy itself?

 

The 'no port or address translation' means the destination IP won't change. You can remove the snatpool if you don't want the source IP changed.

 

This documentation below is labelled WOM but in Big-IP 11.2.0 and up, WCCP is available to LTM-only licensed units also.

 

Configuring WCCPv2 Redirection - http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/prod...r=27181397