Ethernet Switching Reference Guide

Contivity 100
• Fixed configuration platforms
• Pentium-class 300 MHZ processor
• 16MB memory
• 8MB Flash memory
Interfaces:
• Dual 10/100 Ethernet ports
• Serial port (out-of-band or PPP)
• Single and dual Analogue ports
• ISDN
• Dual or Triple Ethernet
• Contivity 100 software
• 5 branch Tunnels
Contivity 400
• Fixed configuration platforms
• Pentium-class 500 MHZ processor
• 64MB memory
• 8MB Flash memory
Interfaces:
• Dual 10/100 Ethernet ports
• Serial port (out-of-band or PPP)
• 7-port 10/100 Ethernet switch
• V.35 and 10/100 Ethernet
• T1 (CSU/DSU)/E1/V.35/X.21 and ISDN back-up
• V.90 dual Analogue modems
• ISDN (with and without NT1)
• Built-in web cache
• Contivity 400 software
• 30 branch tunnels
Remote Access:
• Cost effective remote access services with ability
to leverage the Internet. Variety of access options
– from 56 Kbps to multi-megabit supporting
dedicated telecommuters and travelling
employees
Branch to Branch:
• Leverage the Internet for WAN connectivity to
remote or branch office locations – cheaper than
Frame Relay
• Provide secure tunnelled connections for branch
locations
• Simultaneously allow secure dial-in user
connections to branches
• Create branch tunnels on demand
• Create a routed tunnelled mesh between
branches
Extranet:
• Flexibility, highly secure, ubiquitous access to B2B
partner sites/resources
• Contivity can consolidate VPN, firewall, Routing,
Policy and QOS services in one platform that
greatly reduces cost of operations
• Time to market – set-up partners with access in
hours not weeks or months
• Improved security, performance, management
over simple HTTPs/SSL
• Transparency – VPN deploys seamless into
existing network and interworks with existing
routers, firewalls and directory (authentication)
services
• Reduced cost – eliminates costly private lines in
favour of lower cost IP access
Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway
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Ordering Information
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