<p>The present disclosure describes systems and methods for load balancing multiple application delivery controllers (ADCs) in multiple tiers. An upper layer of the tier comprises ADCs that load balance the plurality of ADCs of a lower layer of the tier. In order to appropriately share and maintain client IPs for transparent cache redirection scenarios, the transport layer (Transport Control Protocol (TCP)) port range is split among the ADCs of the lower tier. The lower tier ADCs would then create a connection only using a source port assigned to them. The response from the origin will then be sent to the upper level ADC which looks at the destination port and forward the packet to the correct lower tier ADC. Hence, the ADCs at two levels will work in conjunction to provide transparent cache direction.</p>
