WAN/WAFS platform specifications

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Product: Availl Inc.; WAFS software

Number of Optimized Connections: Not applicable
Application Types Supported: Availl supports all standard file types
Trafic Types Supported: CIFS files; NFS Files; protocol independent
Disk Cache: None to Full Mirror
Management Tools Included: Central administration capabilities at the Availl Server, allowing centralized data management and eliminating the need for remote backup
Reporting Tools Included: Advanced logging tools
Logging Tools Included: Details log files for use in administering and managing the application
Security: Built-in end-to-end encryption
Integration: Not applicable
WAN Link Types Supported: HTTP protocol; supports any WAN link.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Byte-level differencing and compression
WAN Throughput: Not provided
Connectivity: HTTP
Vendor Comment: Availl WAFS's real-time storage mirroring technology ensures that files exist in many remote locations simultaneously, and in complete synchronization.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: $4,995 USD; price includes first two servers
Detailed Specs: http://www.availl.com/2005/prod/index.htm
Vendor URL: www.availl.com

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Product: Certeon Inc.; S-Series Application Acceleration Appliance, S-2000

Number of Optimized Connections: Large Branch, up to 5,000
Application Types Supported: Desktop applications; Distributed content management and portals; Collaboration and email products; Interactive applications; File share/file copy utilities; File services; Network file servers; Backup/replication; Database and enterprise; Enterprise Content Management; Messaging; ERP; CRM; Business intelligence; HTML; xHTML; Applications written in XML; Applications written using SOAP; Applications written using Javascript; Applications written using J2EE; Applications written using JSP
Trafic Types Supported: HTTP; HTTPS
Disk Cache: Yes: 160-500 GB
Management Tools Included: SNMPv2 MIB—II and Enterprise; CLI via SSH; Telnet; Auto-deployment wizard to assist with configuration of acceleration appliances; Pre-provisions acceleration appliances
Reporting Tools Included: Depends on third party system
Logging Tools Included: Not applicable
Security: IPsec Tunnel Encryption: Yes - AES-256-ecb, DES-192; Local Data Encryption: Yes - AES-256-ecb, DES-192
Integration: Out-of-band - connects out-band-via standard switches
WAN Link Types Supported: Ethernet 10/100/1000
Data Reduction and Techniques: HTTP compression; Historical packet compression
WAN Throughput: 30 Mbps
Connectivity: Connects to 10 branch offices
Vendor Comment: S-Series Application Acceleration Appliances, deliver high speed Application Intelligent Networking for Web-based applications to remote branch office workers.
Availability: February 2006
Base Cost As Described: $10,000 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.certeon.com/products/s-series_application_acceleration_appliances.asp
Vendor URL: www.certeon.com

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Product: Certeon Inc.; S-Series Application Acceleration Appliance, S-3000

Number of Optimized Connections: …
Application Types Supported: Data Center, up to 5,000
Trafic Types Supported: Desktop applications; Distributed content management and portals; Collaboration and email products; Interactive applications; File share/file copy utilities; File services; Network file servers; Backup/replication; Database and enterprise; Enterprise Content Management; Messaging; ERP; CRM; Business intelligence; HTML; xHTML; Applications written in XML; Applications written using SOAP; Applications written using Javascript; Applications written using J2EE; Applications written using JSP
Disk Cache: Yes: 2 TB
Management Tools Included: SNMPv2 MIB—II and Enterprise; CLI via SSH; Telnet ; Auto-deployment wizard to assist with configuration of acceleration appliances; Pre-provisions acceleration appliances
Reporting Tools Included: Depends on third party system
Logging Tools Included: Not applicable
Security: IPsec Tunnel Encryption: Yes - AES-256-ecb, DES-192; Local Data Encryption: Yes - AES-256-ecb, DES-192
Integration: Out-of-band – Connects out-of-band via standard switches
WAN Link Types Supported: Ethernet 10/100/1000
Data Reduction and Techniques: HTTP compression; Historical packet compression
WAN Throughput: 155 Mbps
Connectivity: Connects up to 50 branches
Vendor Comment: S-Series Application Acceleration Appliances, deliver high speed Application Intelligent Networking for Web-based applications to remote branch office workers.
Availability: February 2006
Base Cost As Described: $35,000 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.certeon.com/products/s-series_application_acceleration_appliances.asp
Vendor URL: www.certeon.com

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Product: Cisco Systems Inc.; WAAS software and WAE appliances (1)

Number of Optimized Connections: 250 to 7500
Application Types Supported: Any TCP-based application including file transfer, email, database, data replication, backup, enterprise applications, desktop applications (MS Office) intranet/internet, remote desktop/citrix, cad/cam, software development, software updates distribution, etc.
Trafic Types Supported: TCP and TCP-based protocols (HTTP, FTP, CIFS, MAPI, SQL, NFS, etc.)
Disk Cache: Yes, disk capacity ranging from 80GB to 900GB usable disk capacity
Management Tools Included: Cisco WAAS Central Manager (CM) secure web UI provides management for up to 2,500 WAEs in a WAAS network. Cisco WAE Device GUI for device-specific reporting, statistics, and service control. Cisco IOS-like CLI for device management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration
Reporting Tools Included: Cisco WAAS Central Manager, Cisco WAE Device Manager, and Cisco IOS-like CLI. Provides per-connection statistics and optimization, historical reporting and graphing for application traffic mix and bandwidth reduction. Full support for traffic monitoring and analysis tools such as NetFlow, Cisco IP-SLAs, Cisco NAM (network analysis tool), Cisco PVM (performance visibility monitor) and 3rd party reporting tools.
Logging Tools Included: WAAS Central Manager, Cisco WAE Device Manager, and Cisco IOS-like CLI. Provides per-device system and component logs and historical logging
Security: Yes. Management traffic is SSL-encrypted. Communication between WAEs and the WAAS Central Manager is SSL encrypted. WAAS transparent network integration and its preservation of TCP header information ensure adherence to firewall and router ACL policies.
Integration: Physical integration into the ISR via network module (router blade). Interception methods include WCCPv2, Policy Based Routing and physical in-line with fail-to-wire card. Cisco WAAS is also integrated with its load balancing and L4-7 switches (e.g. CSM/ACE) to offer scalability and high availability at the datacenter. WAAS transparent TCP/IP flow integration preserves existing network services such as QoS, bandwidth shaping and prioritization, ACLs, etc.
WAN Link Types Supported: Any physical link capable of carrying TCP/IP
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; Data Redundancy Elimination (DRE) and Persistent Session-based LZ Compression provides reduction of bandwidth utilization
WAN Throughput: Support varies based on platform from 1.5Mbps and up to 310Mbps of optimized throughput
Connectivity: 10/100/1000 Ethernet interfaces (qty 2), optional physical in-line card with 2 port groups of 2 ports each
Vendor Comment: Preserving TCP header and flow information enables WAAS-based optimization to be transparently integrated into the network while preserving investments in existing services such as QoS, ACLs, NetFlow, etc.
Availability: Currently available; Physical in-line card and router NM available starting CQ4 2006
Base Cost As Described: Pricing per device ranging from $4,000 (list) to $57,000 (list)
Detailed Specs: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6870/products_data_sheet0900aecd8051c192.html
Vendor URL: www.cisco.com

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Product: Citrix Systems Inc.; WanScaler 8500 WAN accelerator appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 20,000
Application Types Supported: All TCP based applications includingfile transfer, e-mail, client-server applications, data replication, etc.
Trafic Types Supported: All TCP based traffic (HTTP, TCP, etc.)
Disk Cache: Yes with RAID
Management Tools Included: Yes, supports WebGUI (HTTP/HTPS), and SNMPv2/MIB II for 3rd party management integration
Reporting Tools Included: Yes, detailed performance statistics captured in WebGUI (e.g. bandwidth utilization, compression benefits, protocol acceleration, etc.)
Logging Tools Included: Yes, Syslog
Security: No tunnels (IPSEC or other), WANScaler is a transparent solution.
Integration: Yes, can be deployed inline and out of path with policy based routing and WCCPv2
WAN Link Types Supported: Yes, can be deployed over all WAN links. WANScaler sits inside the corporate network, allowing the WAN router to handle WAN transport.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Multi-Level Compression dynamically applies several compression algorithms in order to obtain optimal compression for any data rate, link condition, and traffic type
WAN Throughput: Supports WAN links up to 500 Mbps not including compressing the traffic. Actual throughput after compression varies by network
Connectivity: Standard Ethernet 10/100/1000/base-T
Vendor Comment: WANScaler product family is a high performance application delivery appliance designed with transparency, ease-of-use, and low ongoing IT overhead in mind.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: Starts at $8,500; All features are standard
Detailed Specs: http://www.citrix/wanscaler
Vendor URL: www.citrix.com

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Product: Citrix Systems Inc.; WanScaler 8800 WAN accelerator appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 100,000
Application Types Supported: All TCP based applications includingfile transfer, e-mail, client-server applications, data replication, etc.
Trafic Types Supported: All TCP based traffic (HTTP, TCP, etc.)
Disk Cache: Yes, includes RAID and hot swappable hard drives
Management Tools Included: Yes, supports WebGUI (HTTP/HTPS), and SNMPv2/MIB II for 3rd party management integration
Reporting Tools Included: Yes, detailed performance statistics captured in WebGUI (e.g. bandwidth utilization, compression benefits, protocol acceleration, etc.)
Logging Tools Included: Yes, Syslog
Security: No tunnels (IPSEC or other), WANScaler is a transparent solution.
Integration: Yes, can be deployed inline and out of path with policy based routing and WCCPv2
WAN Link Types Supported: Yes, can be deployed over all WAN links. WANScaler sits inside the corporate network, allowing the WAN router to handle WAN transport.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Multi-Level Compression dynamically applies several compression algorithms in order to obtain optimal compression for any data rate, link condition, and traffic type
WAN Throughput: Supports WAN links up to 500 Mbps not including compressing the traffic. Actual throughput after compression varies by network
Connectivity: Standard Ethernet 10/100/1000/base-T
Vendor Comment: WANScaler product family is a high performance application delivery appliance designed with transparency, ease-of-use, and low ongoing IT overhead in mind.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: Starts at $40,000; All features are standard
Detailed Specs: http://www.citrix/wanscaler
Vendor URL: www.citrix.com

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Product: Expand Networks Inc.; WAN Accelerator models 4920, 6910, 6940, and 7940

Number of Optimized Connections: Maximum concurrent TCP connections range from 64,000 (4920) to 256,000 (6940 and 7940)
Application Types Supported: Most enterprise applications, including groupware & messaging, ERP, data replication, disaster recovery, web services, IP telephony, thin client, server-based computing (Citrix), server consolidation, satellite communications, MPLS
Trafic Types Supported: All IP-based traffic (TCP, UDP, etc.) and some non-IP traffic
Disk Cache: 2 TB (7940), 500 GB (6940 and 6910), 160 GB (4920)
Management Tools Included: All Accelerators support SNMP as well as full integration with ExpandView (either to be used in Central Management functionality). Management of Accelerators can be accomplished through a web UI (HTTP/HTTPS) or a Cisco-like CLI (Telnet/SSH). Accelerators also support RADIUS and TACACS+, as well as being AAA compliant.
Reporting Tools Included: Each Accelerator includes full reporting of the network and applications, with real-time graphing of performance metrics, as well as automatic discovery of applications on the network. Accelerators are also compatible with ExpandView (central management solution) with expanded reporting functionality.
Logging Tools Included: All Accelerators include on-board logging, and are capable of generating SYSLOG records. The Accelerators are also AAA-compliant, and will integrate with existing AAA-compliant systems.
Security: AAA compliant; Proprietary tunnelling and file system protocols; IPSec
Integration: Accelerators are deployed either in-line or on-LAN. Resilience and redundancy as well as integration are handled with support of HSRP, VRRP, RIP, WCCP, and OSPF
WAN Link Types Supported: Includes private line, IP VPN, Frame Relay, ATM, satellite, MPLS, etc.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Patented algorithms for bit and byte-level data reduction and compression. Object level data reduction and caching for HTTP, FTP, and files used by CIFS
WAN Throughput: 45 Mbps/1 Gbps (7940), 200 Mbps/1 Gbps (System 10000)
Connectivity: Ethernet or serial for some models
Vendor Comment: Interactions with the applications will be faster and more reliable, providing a superior user experience.
Availability: WAN Accelerators have been shipping since 1999; Compass technology with WAFS has been shipping since August 2005
Base Cost As Described: List price for an Accelerator 4920 with a WAFS license is $2,495
Detailed Specs: http://www.expand.com/Products/Index.aspx?URL=/Products/Overview.aspx
Vendor URL: www.expand.com

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Product: F5 Networks Inc.; WANJet 200 application optimization appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: 1,000
Application Types Supported: WANJet supports file transfer, e-mail, and data replication applications as well as all other TCP and UDP protocols
Trafic Types Supported: WANJet allows classification of traffic by IP, port, and protocol (TCP/UDP)
Disk Cache: Up to 50 MB
Management Tools Included: WANJet acts as both an RMON2 and NetFlow probe for data collection available to a number of third party tools. WANJet also includes the following network diagnostic tools: ping, traceroute, iperf, tcpdump, pathrate, and a suite of automated network test routines.
Reporting Tools Included: Historical and trend analysis; Real time displays/reports; Displays/reports with drill down capability; Reports on autonomous systems bandwidth usage; Reports by application bandwidth usage; Reports by host bandwidth usage; Reports by source and/or destination node; Reports by source and/or destination address; Reports by source and/or destination network; Reports by port to port range; Reports by specified time periods/ranges; Reports on QoS policy effectiveness.
Logging Tools Included: All bandwidth usage is logged and can be accessed via NetFlow and RMON2. Summarized reports can be exported from the WANJet in csv format. System status logs can be directed to an external syslog server and device health can be monitored via SNMP.
Security: Application traffic between two WANJet's can be secured through the use of SSL tunnels
Integration: In-Line (installed in data path between LAN switch and WAN router); One-Arm via WCCPv2 (single connection to switch or router); One-Arm via static IP policy routes (single connection to switch or router) On-LAN (single connection to a switch, deployed as a standard host)
WAN Link Types Supported: Works across all wide-area networks including dedicated links, IP VPNs, frame relay, and even satellite connections
Data Reduction and Techniques: Transparent Data Reduction; an F5 technology that reduces the amount of data transferred over a WAN link
WAN Throughput: WANJet 200 supports WAN speeds from as low as 64 kbps to as high as 2 Mbps
Connectivity: Two 10/100 Ethernet with hardware fail-to-wire (data); One 10/100 Ethernet (peer); One DB-9 serial port (console); One 10/100 Ethernet (management)
Vendor Comment: WANJet is an appliance-based solution that delivers LAN-like application performance over the WAN
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: Priced from $1,795 to $9,995 depending on WAN bandwidth
Detailed Specs: http://www.f5.com/products/WANJet/
Vendor URL: www.f5.com

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Product: F5 Networks Inc.; WANJet 400 application optimization appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: 14,000
Application Types Supported: WANJet supports file transfer, e-mail, and data replication applications as well as all other TCP and UDP protocols
Trafic Types Supported: WANJet allows classification of traffic by IP, port, and protocol (TCP/UDP)
Disk Cache: Up to 3 GB
Management Tools Included: WANJet acts as both an RMON2 and NetFlow probe for data collection for a number of third party tools and allows network administrators to determine network utilization by protocol, IP address, and time of day. WANJet also includes the following network diagnostic tools: ping, traceroute, iperf, tcpdump, pathrate, and a suite of automated network test routines.
Reporting Tools Included: Historical and trend analysis; Real time displays/reports; Displays/reports with drill down capability; Reports on autonomous systems bandwidth usage; Reports by application bandwidth usage; Reports by host bandwidth usage; Reports by source and/or destination node; Reports by source and/or destination address; Reports by source and/or destination network; Reports by port to port range; Reports by specified time periods/ranges; Reports on QoS policy effectiveness.
Logging Tools Included: All bandwidth usage is logged and can be accessed via NetFlow and RMON2. Summarized reports can be exported from the WANJet in csv format. System status logs can be directed to an external syslog server and device health can be monitored via SNMP.
Security: All, or selected application traffic between two WANJet's can be secured through the use of SSL tunnels
Integration: In-Line (installed in data path between LAN switch and WAN router); One-Arm via WCCPv2 (single connection to switch or router); One-Arm via static IP policy routes (single connection to switch or router); On-LAN (single connection to a switch, deployed as a standard host)
WAN Link Types Supported: WANJet solutions work across all wide-area networks including dedicated links, IP VPNs, frame relay, and even satellite connections.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Transparent Data Reduction is an F5 technology that provides high-speed application performance by reducing the amount of data transferred over a WAN link.
WAN Throughput: WANJet 400 supports WAN speeds from as low as 512 kbps to as high as 622 Mbps.
Connectivity: Two 10/100/1000 Ethernet with hardware fail-to-wire (data); One 10/100/1000 Ethernet (peer); One RJ-45 serial port (console); One 10/100 Ethernet (management)
Vendor Comment: WANJet is an appliance-based solution that delivers LAN-like application performance over the WAN.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: WANJet 400 pricing ranges from $8,795 to $149,995 depending on WAN bandwidth.
Detailed Specs: http://www.f5.com/products/WANJet/
Vendor URL: www.f5.com

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Product: Juniper Networks Inc.; WX 100 Application Acceleration Platform

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 105 tunnels supported with all features enabled
Application Types Supported: All IP; application-level acceleration for CIFS, Exchange, HTTP
Trafic Types Supported: Any IP-based traffic (TCP, UDP, GRE, etc.)
Disk Cache: No
Management Tools Included: SNMPv2c, MIB II, WX Enterprise MIB, local Syslog, SSHv1, SSHv2, HTTPS, AAA local database and RADIUS support; export to CSV, NetFlow v5
Reporting Tools Included: Real-time and historical compression statistics provided on a per-device, per-application and per-destination basis; WAN latency, loss and availability statistics for SLA monitoring and enforcement; real-time and historical QoS and bandwidth management statistics provided on per-destination and per-traffic class basis; detailed application performance reporting available by IP address and/or port numbers and/or IP protocol and/or DSCP/ToS value; event and performance monitoring generates automatic alerts via SNMP traps and e-mail for up to 200 administrator-definable performance or system events
Logging Tools Included: Internal system log, Syslog
Security: IPSec tunneling
Integration: Inline between aggregation switch and edge router, or off WAN router using route injection (RIP), WCCPv2, or policy-based routing
WAN Link Types Supported: WAN transport-agnostic
Data Reduction and Techniques: Dynamic compression (Molecular Sequence Reduction), disk caching (Network Sequence Caching), TCP acceleration, application acceleration (Application Flow Acceleration), route optimization, QoS
WAN Throughput: 1 Mbps to 20 Mbps
Connectivity: Two copper fail-to-wire 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports or two fiber 1000 Ethernet ports
Vendor Comment: The WX platforms enable WAFS functionality through persistent disk-based sequence caching, memory-based compression, and CIFS protocol acceleration
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: List price $24,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.juniper.net/products/appaccel/wan/wx/
Vendor URL: www.juniper.net

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Product: Juniper Networks Inc.; WXC 250 Application Acceleration Platform

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 10 tunnels supported with all features enabled
Application Types Supported: All IP; application-level acceleration for CIFS, Exchange, HTTP
Trafic Types Supported: Any IP-based traffic (TCP, UDP, GRE, etc.)
Disk Cache: 40 GB
Management Tools Included: SNMPv2c; MIB II; WX Enterprise MIB; local Syslog; SSHv1; SSHv2; HTTPS; AAA local database and RADIUS support; export to CSV, NetFlow v5
Reporting Tools Included: Real-time and historical compression statistics provided on a per-device, per-application and per-destination basis; WAN latency, loss and availability statistics for SLA monitoring and enforcement; real-time and historical QoS and bandwidth management statistics provided on per-destination and per-traffic class basis; detailed application performance reporting available by IP address and/or port numbers and/or IP protocol and/or DSCP/ToS value; event and performance monitoring generates automatic alerts via SNMP traps and e-mail for up to 200 administrator-definable performance or system events
Logging Tools Included: Internal system log, Syslog
Security: IPSec tunneling
Integration: Inline between aggregation switch and edge router, or off WAN router using route injection (RIP), WCCPv2, or policy-based routing
WAN Link Types Supported: WAN transport-agnostic; supports point-to-point, hub and spoke, full mesh
Data Reduction and Techniques: Dynamic compression; disk caching; TCP acceleration; application acceleration; route optimization; QoS
WAN Throughput: 128 Kbps to 2 Mbps
Connectivity: Two copper fail-to-wire 10/100 Ethernet ports
Vendor Comment: Delivers the functional benefits of a WAFS device while simultaneously accelerating ERP, CRM, finance, voice, video, and other business-critical applications to the branch office
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: List price $5,895 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.juniper.net/products/appaccel/wan/wx/
Vendor URL: www.juniper.net

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Product: Juniper Networks Inc.; WXC 500 Application Acceleration Platform

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 50 tunnels supported with all features enabled
Application Types Supported: All IP; Application-level acceleration for CIFS, Exchange, HTTP
Trafic Types Supported: Any IP-based traffic (TCP, UDP, GRE, etc.)
Disk Cache: 500 GB (redundant 250 GB drives)
Management Tools Included: SNMPv2c; MIB II; WX Enterprise MIB; local Syslog; SSHv1; SSHv2; HTTPS; AAA local database and RADIUS support; export to CSV, NetFlow v5
Reporting Tools Included: Real-time and historical compression statistics provided on a per-device, per-application and per-destination basis; WAN latency, loss and availability statistics for SLA monitoring and enforcement; real-time and historical QoS and bandwidth management statistics provided on per-destination and per-traffic class basis; detailed application performance reporting available by IP address and/or port numbers and/or IP protocol and/or DSCP/ToS value; event and performance monitoring generates automatic alerts via SNMP traps and e-mail for up to 200 administrator-definable performance or system events
Logging Tools Included: Internal system log, Syslog
Security: IPSec tunneling
Integration: Inline between aggregation switch and edge router, or off WAN router using route injection (RIP), WCCPv2, or policy-based routing
WAN Link Types Supported: WAN transport-agnostic; supports point-to-point, hub and spoke, full mesh
Data Reduction and Techniques: Dynamic compression; disk caching; TCP acceleration; application acceleration; route optimization; QoS
WAN Throughput: 512 Kbps to 20 Mbps
Connectivity: Two copper fail-to-wire 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
Vendor Comment: Delivers the functional benefits of a WAFS device while simultaneously accelerating ERP, CRM, finance, voice, video, and other business-critical applications to the branch office
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: List price $12,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.juniper.net/products/appaccel/wan/wx/
Vendor URL: www.juniper.net

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Product: Juniper Networks Inc.; WXC 590 Application Acceleration Platform

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 140 tunnels supported with all features enabled
Application Types Supported: All IP; application-level acceleration for CIFS, Exchange, HTTP
Trafic Types Supported: Any IP-based traffic (TCP, UDP, GRE, etc.)
Disk Cache: 500 GB (redundant, field-serviceable 250 GB drives)
Management Tools Included: SNMPv2c; MIB II; WX Enterprise MIB; local Syslog; SSHv1; SSHv2; HTTPS; AAA local database and RADIUS support; export to CSV, NetFlow v5
Reporting Tools Included: Real-time and historical compression statistics provided on a per-device, per-application and per-destination basis; WAN latency, loss and availability statistics for SLA monitoring and enforcement; real-time and historical QoS and bandwidth management statistics provided on per-destination and per-traffic class basis; detailed application performance reporting available by IP address and/or port numbers and/or IP protocol and/or DSCP/ToS value; event and performance monitoring generates automatic alerts via SNMP traps and e-mail for up to 200 administrator-definable performance or system events
Logging Tools Included: Internal system log, Syslog
Security: IPSec tunneling
Integration: Inline between aggregation switch and edge router, or off WAN router using route injection (RIP), WCCPv2, or policy-based routing
WAN Link Types Supported: WAN transport-agnostic; supports point-to-point, hub and spoke, full mesh
Data Reduction and Techniques: Dynamic compression; disk caching; TCP acceleration; application acceleration; route optimization; QoS
WAN Throughput: 512 Kbps to 20 Mbps
Connectivity: Two copper fail-to-wire 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
Vendor Comment: Delivers the functional benefits of a WAFS device while simultaneously accelerating ERP, CRM, finance, voice, video, and other business-critical applications to the branch office
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: List price $24,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.juniper.net/products/appaccel/wan/wx/
Vendor URL: www.juniper.net

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Product: Packeteer Inc.; iShared Appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 10,000 TCP connections
Application Types Supported: CIFS: MS Office, CAD, Adobe; NFS: Unix applications, CATIA, Software Development Tools: CVS, Clearcase; MAPI: MS Exchange/Email; FTP; HTTP; Lotus Notes; Sharepoint; Backup/Replication
Trafic Types Supported: All TCP based traffic (CIFS, MAPI, NFS, HTTP, TCP applications)
Disk Cache: Yes; 50GB, 100GB, 300GB, 600GB appliance models; Upto 1TB for software based install
Management Tools Included: Yes; Central Management Console that aggregates central monitoring, reporting and logging functions providing easy manageability of up to 500 appliances
Reporting Tools Included: Yes; Built-in Web GUI providing graphical reports for WAN bandwidth optimization and data transfer efficiency. The reports are also available to be exported as Excel files
Logging Tools Included: Yes; Built-in Web GUI providing logs for optimized data transfers, connections, data pre-population and system diagnostic logs. The reports are also available to be exported as text files
Security: Yes; All optimized traffic over WAN runs on SSL tunnel between appliances
Integration: Out-of-path installation that maintains transparency for all optimized protocols. Accepts traffic through protocol redirection mechanisms like WCCP and PBR; DFS and Direct Map drives for CIFS
WAN Link Types Supported: Links between 20 ms to 1500 ms roundtrip latency that include dedicated links, IP VPNs, Frame relay, satellite links
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; through local caching and Wide Dictionary compression technology that removes large repetitive patterns from WAN data
WAN Throughput: Up to 45 Mbps uncompressed
Connectivity: Standard Ethernet 100Mbps/1Gbps
Vendor Comment: Manages branch offices from a single point in the context of existing Windows infrastructure without impacting Microsoft security
Availability: Version 3.2 currently available
Base Cost As Described: Appliance unit price approx. $10,000 USD; Software-only unit price approx. $6000 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.packeteer.com/products/ishared/
Vendor URL: www.packeteer.com

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Product: Packeteer Inc.; SkyX Accelerator

Number of Optimized Connections: Up to 85,000 TCP connections
Application Types Supported: HTTP; Replication; TCP applications
Trafic Types Supported: All TCP based traffic (HTTP, FTP, ERP, Email, TCP applications)
Disk Cache: No
Management Tools Included: Web GUI management interface
Reporting Tools Included: Yes; Reporting for optimized TCP connections through Web UI
Logging Tools Included: Yes; Logging for diagnostic information through Web UI
Security: Yes; Tunneling through IPSec; SCPS (Space Communications Protocol Standard); IPv6 protocols
Integration: In-band appliance with fail-to-wire capability
WAN Link Types Supported: Long delay, high bit error, asymmetric links including dedicated links, IP VPNs, frame relay, satellite connections
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; Data Compression
WAN Throughput: Up to 155 Mbps (uncompressed)
Connectivity: Standard Ethernet; 10/100/1000 Mbps
Vendor Comment: Accelerator overcomes latency by utilizing bandwidth much more efficiently and improving replication performance over DS3 and OC3 data center-to-data center links
Availability: v 8.0 is currently available
Base Cost As Described: Approx. $20,000 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.packeteer.com/products/skyx/
Vendor URL: www.packeteer.com

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Product: Steelhead WDS Appliances Models 100, 200

Number of Optimized Connections: 25 to 100
Application Types Supported: All enterprise traffic including file, email, document management, ERP, CRM, web-based applications, backup and replication, software management systems, and reporting systems. Real-time traffic such as VoIP and video are also optimized
Trafic Types Supported: All IP-based traffic, such as CIFS, MAPI, HTTP, NFS, TCP, UDP, and VoIP
Disk Cache: 35 GB
Management Tools Included: Web-based configuration, command line interface, and an optional Central Management Console
Reporting Tools Included: Real-time performance statistics, graphical reports, and export. Report by application, link, or QoS class. SNMP support included
Logging Tools Included: Syslog and local logging
Security: RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication; Configurable IPSec encryption for data transfer
Integration: Supports transparent in-path deployment as well as virtual in-path, and out-of-path deployments uusing WCCP, PBR, and L4 switches; Compatible with the Riverbed Interceptor for seamless network integration; Suports N:1 clustering, failover, and fail-to-wire capabilities.
WAN Link Types Supported: Full mesh, hub and spoke, and multi-drop topologies supported. MPLS, IP VPN, Satellite, Frame relay, ATM, and any other IP transport supported
Data Reduction and Techniques: Byte-level data reduction across all applications; LZ compression on new data; Quality-of-service for data prioritization
WAN Throughput: 1 Mbps
Connectivity: 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Vendor Comment: Products contain all of the key RiOS optimization and acceleration features as the larger models without the large, rack-mountable chassis
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: $3,495 to $4,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.riverbed.com/products/appliances/small_office.php
Vendor URL: http://www.riverbed.com

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Product: Steelhead WDS Appliances Models 520, 1020, 1520, 2020

Number of Optimized Connections: 300 to 2,000
Application Types Supported: All enterprise traffic including file, email, document management, ERP, CRM, web-based applications, as well as backup and replication, software management systems, and reporting systems. Real-time traffic such as VoIP and video are also optimized
Trafic Types Supported: All IP-based traffic, such as CIFS, MAPI, HTTP, NFS, TCP, UDP, and VoIP
Disk Cache: 80 to 150 GB
Management Tools Included: Web-based configuration, command line interface, and an optional Central Management Console
Reporting Tools Included: Real-time performance statistics, graphical reports, and export; Report by application, link, or QoS class; SNMP support included
Logging Tools Included: Syslog and local logging
Security: RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication; Configurable IPSec encryption for data transfer
Integration: Supports transparent in-path deployment as well as virtual in-path, and out-of-path deployments uusing WCCP, PBR, and L4 switches; Also compatible with the Riverbed Interceptor for seamless network integration; Suports N:1 clustering, failover, and fail-to-wire capabilities; Multi-port cards are available for redundant WAN configurations.
WAN Link Types Supported: Full mesh, hub and spoke, and multi-drop topologies supported. MPLS, IP VPN, Satellite, Frame relay, ATM, and any other IP transport supported
Data Reduction and Techniques: Byte-level data reduction across all applications; LZ compression on new data; Quality-of-service for data prioritization
WAN Throughput: 2 Mbps to 10 Mbps
Connectivity: 10/100/1000 Ethernet and Fiber Card
Vendor Comment: Products contain all of the key RiOS optimization and acceleration features as the larger models, with the scale needed for local and remote locations.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: $8,995 to $20,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.riverbed.com/products/appliances/medium_office.php
Vendor URL: http://www.riverbed.com

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Product: Steelhead WDS Appliances Models 3020, 3520, 5520, 6020

Number of Optimized Connections: 3,500 to 40,000 (Up to 1,000,000 in a cluster)
Application Types Supported: All enterprise traffic including file, email, document management, ERP, CRM, web-based applications, as well as backup and replication, software management systems, and reporting systems. Real-time traffic such as VoIP and video are also optimized
Trafic Types Supported: All IP-based traffic, such as CIFS, MAPI, HTTP, NFS, TCP, UDP, and VoIP
Disk Cache: 250 GB to 1.2 TB
Management Tools Included: Web-based configuration, command line interface, and an optional Central Management Console
Reporting Tools Included: Real-time performance statistics, graphical reports, and export; Report by application, link, or QoS class; SNMP support included
Logging Tools Included: Syslog and local logging
Security: RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication; Configurable IPSec encryption for data transfer
Integration: Supports transparent in-path deployment as well as virtual in-path, and out-of-path deployments uusing WCCP, PBR, and L4 switches; Also compatible with the Riverbed Interceptor for seamless network integration; Suports N:1 clustering, failover, and fail-to-wire capabilities; Multi-port cards are available for redundant WAN configurations.
WAN Link Types Supported: Full mesh, hub and spoke, and multi-drop topologies supported. MPLS, IP VPN, Satellite, Frame relay, ATM, and any other IP transport supported
Data Reduction and Techniques: Byte-level data reduction across all applications; LZ compression on new data; Quality-of-service for data prioritization
WAN Throughput: 20 Mbps to 310 Mbps (800 Mbps with High-Speed TCP; Up to 4 Gbps in a cluster)
Connectivity: 10/100/1000 Ethernet and Fiber Card
Vendor Comment: Devices contain all of the key RiOS optimization and acceleration features along with the key reliability features needed for data centers and headquarters; RAID, triple-redundant power supplies, and hot-swappable disks are all available.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost As Described: $34,995 to $119,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.riverbed.com/products/appliances/large_office.php
Vendor URL: http://www.riverbed.com

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Product: Silver Peak; NX-2500 WAN acceleration appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: No TCP flow limits
Application Types Supported: Disaster recovery applications including Double-Take software, NetApp SnapMirror/SnapVault, Veritas Volume Replicator, EMC SRDF and Legato; Email (e.g., Exchange, Lotus Notes, SMTP); file services (CIFS, NFS, FTP); document management; ERP; CRM; Interactive and transactional applications, such as Telnet, Citrix, Remote Desktop, and SQL; and real-time and streaming media, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and video distribution.
Trafic Types Supported: All IP based traffic, including TCP, UDP, and proprietary
Disk Cache: Yes; Up to 250 GB local data store
Management Tools Included: Yes; Web-based Appliance Manager provides remote device management, network monitoring, and application performance analysis
Reporting Tools Included: Both real-time and historical reports are available
Logging Tools Included: Dashboards provide essential real-time logging information, such as device status and usage statistics, tunnel metrics, and alarms
Security: Yes; 128 Bit (AES) disk encryption to protect data at rest; Hardware acceleration for line rate performance when encryption is enabled; IPSec (using 128-bit AES) to protect data in transit across the WAN; TACACS+ and RADIUS support for administrative privileges
Integration: Appliances support a variety of different installation modes including "in-line" and "out-of-path" using Policy based Routing (PBR), Web Cache Coordination Protocol (WCCP), or Virtual Router Redundancy protocol (VRRP)
WAN Link Types Supported: All WAN links carrying IP traffic, including dedicated private lines, IP VPNS, frame relay, ATM, satellite, MPLS, DSL, etc.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; Caching; Byte-level reduction
WAN Throughput: Up to 2 Mbps with all features and encryption enabled
Connectivity: Standard 10/100/1000 LAN/WAN Ethernet connection
Vendor Comment: The NX-2500 uses a variety of technology components to accelerate enterprises applications in a secure and reliable fashion
Availability: October 2005
Base Cost As Described: Base cost is $9,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.silver-peak.com/Products/nx2500.htm
Vendor URL: www.silver-peak.com

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Product: Silver Peak; NX-3500 WAN acceleration appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: No TCP flow limits
Application Types Supported: Disaster recovery applications including Double-Take software, NetApp SnapMirror/SnapVault, Veritas Volume Replicator, EMC SRDF and Legato; Email (e.g., Exchange, Lotus Notes, SMTP); file services (CIFS, NFS, FTP); document management; ERP; CRM; Interactive and transactional applications, such as Telnet, Citrix, Remote Desktop, and SQL; and real-time and streaming media, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and video distribution.
Trafic Types Supported: All IP based traffic, including TCP, UDP, and proprietary
Disk Cache: Yes; Up to 500 GB local data store with RAID
Management Tools Included: Web-based Appliance Manager provides remote device management, network monitoring, and application performance analysis
Reporting Tools Included: Yes; Reporting capabilities assist with capacity management, network planning, auditing, troubleshooting, ROI analysis, and SLA enforcement; Both real-time and historical reports are available.
Logging Tools Included: Yes; dashboards provide essential real-time logging information, such as device status and usage statistics, tunnel metrics, and alarms
Security: Yes; 128 Bit (AES) disk encryption to protect data at rest; Hardware acceleration for line rate performance when encryption is enabled; IPSec (using 128-bit AES) to protect data in transit across the WAN; TACACS+ and RADIUS support for administrative privileges
Integration: Installation modes include "in-line" and "out-of-path" using Policy based Routing (PBR), Web Cache Coordination Protocol (WCCP), or Virtual Router Redundancy protocol (VRRP)
WAN Link Types Supported: All WAN links carrying IP traffic, including dedicated private lines, IP VPNS, frame relay, ATM, satellite, MPLS, DSL, etc.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; Caching; Byte-level reduction
WAN Throughput: Up to 10Mbps with all features and encryption enabled
Connectivity: Standard 10/100/1000 LAN/WAN Ethernet connection
Vendor Comment: The NX-3500 uses a variety of technology components to accelerate enterprises applications in a secure and reliable fashion
Availability: October 2005
Base Cost As Described: Base cost is $14,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.silver-peak.com/Products/nx3500.htm
Vendor URL: www.silver-peak.com

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Product: Silver Peak; NX-5500 WAN acceleration appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: No TCP flow limits
Application Types Supported: Disaster recovery applications including Double-Take software, NetApp SnapMirror/SnapVault, Veritas Volume Replicator, EMC SRDF and Legato; Email (e.g., Exchange, Lotus Notes, SMTP); file services (CIFS, NFS, FTP); document management; ERP; CRM; Interactive and transactional applications, such as Telnet, Citrix, Remote Desktop, and SQL; and real-time and streaming media, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and video distribution.
Trafic Types Supported: All IP based traffic, including TCP, UDP, and proprietary
Disk Cache: Up to 2TB of local data store with RAID
Management Tools Included: Web-based Appliance Manager provides remote device management, network monitoring, and application performance analysis
Reporting Tools Included: Yes; Extensive reporting capabilities assist with capacity management, network planning, auditing, troubleshooting, ROI analysis, and SLA enforcement; Both real-time and historical reports are available.
Logging Tools Included: Yes; Dashboards provide essential real-time logging information, such as device status and usage statistics, tunnel metrics, and alarms
Security: Yes; 128 Bit (AES) disk encryption to protect data at rest; Hardware acceleration for line rate performance when encryption is enabled; IPSec (using 128-bit AES) to protect data in transit across the WAN; TACACS+ and RADIUS support for administrative privileges
Integration: Appliances support a variety of different installation modes including "in-line" and "out-of-path" using Policy based Routing (PBR), Web Cache Coordination Protocol (WCCP), or Virtual Router Redundancy protocol (VRRP)
WAN Link Types Supported: All WAN links carrying IP traffic, including dedicated private lines, IP VPNS, frame relay, ATM, satellite, MPLS, DSL, etc.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; Caching; Byte-level reduction
WAN Throughput: Up to 50Mbps with all features and encryption enabled
Connectivity: Standard 10/100/1000 LAN/WAN Ethernet connection
Vendor Comment: The NX-5500 uses a variety of technology components to accelerate enterprises applications in a secure and reliable fashion
Availability: May 2006
Base Cost As Described: Base cost is $44,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.silver-peak.com/Products/nx5500.htm
Vendor URL: www.silver-peak.com

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Product: Silver Peak; NX-7500 WAN acceleration appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: No TCP flow limits
Application Types Supported: Disaster recovery applications including Double-Take software, NetApp SnapMirror/SnapVault, Veritas Volume Replicator, EMC SRDF and Legato; Email (e.g., Exchange, Lotus Notes, SMTP); file services (CIFS, NFS, FTP); document management; ERP; CRM; Interactive and transactional applications, such as Telnet, Citrix, Remote Desktop, and SQL; and real-time and streaming media, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and video distribution.
Trafic Types Supported: All IP based traffic, including TCP, UDP, and proprietary
Disk Cache: Up to 2TB of local data store with RAID
Management Tools Included: Yes; Web-based Appliance Manager provides remote device management, network monitoring, and application performance analysis
Reporting Tools Included: Yes; Extensive reporting capabilities assist with capacity management, network planning, auditing, troubleshooting, ROI analysis, and SLA enforcement; Both real-time and historical reports are available
Logging Tools Included: Yes; Dashboards provide essential real-time logging information, such as device status and usage statistics, tunnel metrics, and alarms
Security: Yes; 128 Bit (AES) disk encryption to protect data at rest; Hardware acceleration for line rate performance when encryption is enabled; IPSec (using 128-bit AES) to protect data in transit across the WAN; TACACS+ and RADIUS support for administrative privileges
Integration: Appliances support a variety of different installation modes, including "in-line" and "out-of-path" using Policy based Routing (PBR), Web Cache Coordination Protocol (WCCP), or Virtual Router Redundancy protocol (VRRP)
WAN Link Types Supported: All WAN links carrying IP traffic, including dedicated private lines, IP VPNS, frame relay, ATM, satellite, MPLS, DSL, etc.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; Caching; Byte-level reduction
WAN Throughput: Up to 155 Mbps with all features and encryption enabled; up to 800 Mbps with latency mitigation only
Connectivity: Standard 10/100/1000 LAN/WAN Ethernet connection
Vendor Comment: The NX-7500 uses a variety of technology components to accelerate enterprises applications in a secure and reliable fashion
Availability: October 2005
Base Cost As Described: Base cost is $64,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.silver-peak.com/Products/nx7500.htm
Vendor URL: www.silver-peak.com

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Product: Silver Peak; NX-8500 WAN acceleration appliance

Number of Optimized Connections: No TCP flow limits
Application Types Supported: Disaster recovery applications including Double-Take software, NetApp SnapMirror/SnapVault, Veritas Volume Replicator, EMC SRDF and Legato; Email (e.g., Exchange, Lotus Notes, SMTP); file services (CIFS, NFS, FTP); document management; ERP; CRM; Interactive and transactional applications, such as Telnet, Citrix, Remote Desktop, and SQL; and real-time and streaming media, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and video distribution.
Trafic Types Supported: All IP based traffic, including TCP, UDP, and proprietary
Disk Cache: Yes; Up to 7 TB of local data store with RAID
Management Tools Included: Yes; Web-based Appliance Manager provides remote device management, network monitoring, and application performance analysis
Reporting Tools Included: Yes; Extensive reporting capabilities assist with capacity management, network planning, auditing, troubleshooting, ROI analysis, and SLA enforcement; Both real-time and historical reports are available.
Logging Tools Included: Yes; Dashboards provide essential real-time logging information, such as device status and usage statistics, tunnel metrics, and alarms
Security: Yes; 128 Bit (AES) disk encryption to protect data at rest; Hardware acceleration for line rate performance when encryption is enabled; IPSec (using 128-bit AES) to protect data in transit across the WAN; TACACS+ and RADIUS support for administrative privileges
Integration: Appliances support a variety of different installation modes, including "in-line" and "out-of-path" using Policy based Routing (PBR), Web Cache Coordination Protocol (WCCP), or Virtual Router Redundancy protocol (VRRP)
WAN Link Types Supported: All WAN links carrying IP traffic, including dedicated private lines, IP VPNS, frame relay, ATM, satellite, MPLS, DSL, etc.
Data Reduction and Techniques: Yes; Caching; Byte-level reduction
WAN Throughput: Up to 500 Mbps with all features and encryption enabled; up to 800 Mbps with latency mitigation only
Connectivity: Standard 10/100/1000 LAN/WAN Ethernet connection
Vendor Comment: The NX-8500 uses a variety of technology components to accelerate enterprises applications in a secure and reliable fashion
Availability: December 2006
Base Cost As Described: Base cost is $129,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.silver-peak.com/Products/nx8500.htm
Vendor URL: www.silver-peak.com

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