Reverse Proxy and forward Proxy

What is proxy server ?

Proxy servers is a server receive requests from client and it will forward the request to the origin servers.
Proxy server act as intermidiary between client and other origin servers .
Type of proxy servers :
Reverse proxy :
1)Reverse proxy is a proxy server used to pass the requests from the internet to a private network(intranet).
2)Reverse proxy servers also loadbalancing capabilities to number of backend servers
3)Reverse proxy can also lessen network traffic by servering cached information rather than passing all request to backend server by enabling cache
Forward Proxy :
1)Forward proxy is a proxy server used to pass the requests from the private network(inranet) to internet .
Proxy Chaining :
1)A Proxy chain uses two or more proxy servers .
2)Proxy chaining is not a type of proxy but a use of reverse and forward proxy acress multiple networks.