diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Caching/ICache.cs b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Caching/ICache.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46257ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Caching/ICache.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace MvcSiteMapProvider.Caching
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contract for a class to provide type-safe access to a cache dictionary.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ICache
+    {
+        T GetValue<T>(string key);
+        void SetValue<T>(string key, T value);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Caching/IRequestCache.cs b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Caching/IRequestCache.cs
index c93908c1..fd7dbbd0 100644
--- a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Caching/IRequestCache.cs
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Caching/IRequestCache.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ namespace MvcSiteMapProvider.Caching
     /// Contract for a class to provide type-safe access to a request-level cache.
     /// </summary>
     public interface IRequestCache
+        : ICache
     {
-        T GetValue<T>(string key);
-        void SetValue<T>(string key, T value);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/RequestCacheableDictionary.cs b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/CacheableDictionary.cs
similarity index 87%
rename from src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/RequestCacheableDictionary.cs
rename to src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/CacheableDictionary.cs
index 4c786576..729e3334 100644
--- a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/RequestCacheableDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/CacheableDictionary.cs
@@ -10,22 +10,22 @@ namespace MvcSiteMapProvider.Collections
     /// mode will automatically switch to a writeable request-cached copy of the original dictionary
     /// during any write operation.
     /// </summary>
-    public class RequestCacheableDictionary<TKey, TValue>
+    public class CacheableDictionary<TKey, TValue>
         : LockableDictionary<TKey, TValue>
     {
-        public RequestCacheableDictionary(
+        public CacheableDictionary(
             ISiteMap siteMap,
-            IRequestCache requestCache
+            ICache cache
             )
             : base(siteMap)
         {
-            if (requestCache == null)
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("requestCache");
+            if (cache == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("cache");
 
-            this.requestCache = requestCache;
+            this.cache = cache;
         }
 
-        protected readonly IRequestCache requestCache;
+        protected readonly ICache cache;
         protected readonly Guid instanceId = Guid.NewGuid();
 
         #region Write Operations
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public override ICollection<TValue> Values
         /// <summary>
         /// Override this property and set it to false to disable all caching operations.
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual bool RequestCachingEnabled
+        protected virtual bool CachingEnabled
         {
             get { return true; }
         }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ protected virtual bool RequestCachingEnabled
 
         protected virtual string GetCacheKey()
         {
-            return "__REQUEST_CACHEABLE_DICTIONARY_" + this.instanceId.ToString();
+            return "__CACHEABLE_DICTIONARY_" + this.instanceId.ToString();
         }
 
 
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ protected virtual IDictionary<TKey, TValue> ReadOperationDictionary
             get
             {
                 IDictionary<TKey, TValue> result = null;
-                if (this.RequestCachingEnabled)
+                if (this.CachingEnabled)
                 {
                     var key = this.GetCacheKey();
-                    result = this.requestCache.GetValue<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>(key);
+                    result = this.cache.GetValue<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>(key);
                     if (result == null)
                     {
                         // Request is not cached, return base dictionary
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ protected virtual IDictionary<TKey, TValue> WriteOperationDictionary
             get
             {
                 IDictionary<TKey, TValue> result = null;
-                if (this.IsReadOnly && this.RequestCachingEnabled)
+                if (this.IsReadOnly && this.CachingEnabled)
                 {
                     var key = this.GetCacheKey();
-                    result = this.requestCache.GetValue<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>(key);
+                    result = this.cache.GetValue<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>(key);
                     if (result == null)
                     {
                         // This is the first write operation request in read-only mode, 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ protected virtual IDictionary<TKey, TValue> WriteOperationDictionary
                         // with a copy of the current values.
                         result = new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>();
                         base.CopyTo(result);
-                        this.requestCache.SetValue<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>(key, result);
+                        this.cache.SetValue<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>(key, result);
                     }
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/RequestCacheableList.cs b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/CacheableList.cs
similarity index 92%
rename from src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/RequestCacheableList.cs
rename to src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/CacheableList.cs
index 2bc49dcb..edeeadbe 100644
--- a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/RequestCacheableList.cs
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/CacheableList.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-// This class has infinite recursion problems. This was avoided in the RequestCacheableDictionary class because its base
+// This class has infinite recursion problems. This was avoided in the CacheableDictionary class because its base
 // class stores the dictionary in a wrapped instance that has protected access. Unfortunately, with List<T> that isn't the case.
 // So for this to work, its base class needs to wrap a List<T> and override all members of List<T> or it needs to inherit
 // from a base class that does same and exposes the internal list at least at the protected level.
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@
 //    /// mode will automatically switch to a writeable request-cached copy of the original list
 //    /// during any write operation.
 //    /// </summary>
-//    public class RequestCacheableList<T>
+//    public class CacheableList<T>
 //        : LockableList<T>
 //    {
-//        public RequestCacheableList(
+//        public CacheableList(
 //            ISiteMap siteMap,
-//            IRequestCache requestCache
+//            ICache cache
 //            )
 //            : base(siteMap)
 //        {
-//            if (requestCache == null)
-//                throw new ArgumentNullException("requestCache");
+//            if (cache == null)
+//                throw new ArgumentNullException("cache");
 
-//            this.requestCache = requestCache;
+//            this.cache = cache;
 //        }
 
-//        protected readonly IRequestCache requestCache;
+//        protected readonly ICache cache;
 //        protected readonly Guid instanceId = Guid.NewGuid();
 
 //        #region Write Operations
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 //        /// <summary>
 //        /// Override this property and set it to false to disable all caching operations.
 //        /// </summary>
-//        protected virtual bool RequestCachingEnabled
+//        protected virtual bool CachingEnabled
 //        {
 //            get { return true; }
 //        }
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 
 //        protected virtual string GetCacheKey()
 //        {
-//            return "__REQUEST_CACHEABLE_LIST_" + this.instanceId.ToString();
+//            return "__CACHEABLE_LIST_" + this.instanceId.ToString();
 //        }
 
 
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@
 //            get
 //            {
 //                LockableList<T> result = null;
-//                if (this.RequestCachingEnabled)
+//                if (this.CachingEnabled)
 //                {
 //                    var key = this.GetCacheKey();
-//                    result = this.requestCache.GetValue<LockableList<T>>(key);
+//                    result = this.cache.GetValue<LockableList<T>>(key);
 //                    if (result == null)
 //                    {
 //                        // Request is not cached, return base list
@@ -355,10 +355,10 @@
 //            get
 //            {
 //                LockableList<T> result = null;
-//                if (this.IsReadOnly && this.RequestCachingEnabled)
+//                if (this.IsReadOnly && this.CachingEnabled)
 //                {
 //                    var key = this.GetCacheKey();
-//                    result = this.requestCache.GetValue<LockableList<T>>(key);
+//                    result = this.cache.GetValue<LockableList<T>>(key);
 //                    if (result == null)
 //                    {
 //                        // This is the first write operation request in read-only mode, 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 //                        // with a copy of the current values.
 //                        result = new LockableList<T>(this.siteMap);
 //                        base.CopyTo(result);
-//                        this.requestCache.SetValue<LockableList<T>>(key, result);
+//                        this.cache.SetValue<LockableList<T>>(key, result);
 //                    }
 //                }
 //                else
diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/AttributeDictionary.cs b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/AttributeDictionary.cs
index e36ab19c..f3f8c566 100644
--- a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/AttributeDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/AttributeDictionary.cs
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ namespace MvcSiteMapProvider.Collections.Specialized
     /// localization of custom attributes.
     /// </summary>
     public class AttributeDictionary
-        : RequestCacheableDictionary<string, object>, IAttributeDictionary
+        : CacheableDictionary<string, object>, IAttributeDictionary
     {
         public AttributeDictionary(
             ISiteMap siteMap,
             ILocalizationService localizationService,
-            IRequestCache requestCache
+            ICache cache
             )
-            : base(siteMap, requestCache)
+            : base(siteMap, cache)
         {
             if (localizationService == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("localizationService");
diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/RouteValueDictionary.cs b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/RouteValueDictionary.cs
index e1cb64bd..1cc540cf 100644
--- a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/RouteValueDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/Collections/Specialized/RouteValueDictionary.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ namespace MvcSiteMapProvider.Collections.Specialized
     /// the behavior of the route values.
     /// </summary>
     public class RouteValueDictionary
-        : RequestCacheableDictionary<string, object>, IRouteValueDictionary
+        : CacheableDictionary<string, object>, IRouteValueDictionary
     {
         public RouteValueDictionary(
             ISiteMap siteMap,
-            IRequestCache requestCache
-            ) : base(siteMap, requestCache)
+            ICache cache
+            ) : base(siteMap, cache)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider.csproj b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider.csproj
index a601681a..d25e5ecb 100644
--- a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider.csproj
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider.csproj
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Caching\AspNetCompositeCacheDependency.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Caching\AspNetFileCacheDependency.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Caching\CacheDetails.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Caching\ICache.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Caching\ICacheDetails.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Caching\ICacheDependency.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Caching\ICacheProvider.cs" />
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Collections\IThreadSafeDictionary.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Collections\LockableDictionary.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Collections\LockableList.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Collections\RequestCacheableDictionary.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Collections\RequestCacheableList.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Collections\CacheableDictionary.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Collections\CacheableList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Collections\Specialized\SourceMetadataDictionary.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CompositeSiteMapNodeVisibilityProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DI\Composer.cs" />