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Radware Alteon Application Switches 2 and 3 series


Radware’s Alteon Application Switches deliver application availability, performance and security by balancing and accelerating traffic and by giving IT Managers control over their network.

Alteon Application Switches integrate routing and switching by forwarding traffic at layer 2 speed using layer 4-7 information. They are designed from the ground up to optimize networks for application performance. Built around the patented, distributed processing Virtual Matrix Architecture, these switches provide uncompromising performance and value. With virtualization support, the Alteon Application Switch allows service providers to efficiently enable differentiated services for enterprise businesses. Application switches are commonly used in server farms, data centers, web hosting sites or wherever availability, performance and security are required.

Alteon Application Switches have been optimized to work with applications from leading vendors including Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, and SAP.

Alteon Application Switches 2 and 3 series are available in five models :

 

Models

3408E

2424E

2424-SSL E

2216E

2208E

Total Ports

12

28

28

18

10

10/100 BASE-T

N/A

24

24

16

8

10/100/1000 BASE-T

8

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SFP-GBIC (Fiber or Copper GE)

4

4

4

2

2

IP Routing Interfaces

256

256

256

256

256

Virtual Server Support

1,024

1,024

1,024

1,024

1,024

Real Server Support

1,024

1,024

1,024

1,024

1,024

Policy Filters

2,048

2,048

2,048

2,048

2,048

Concurrent Sessions

4M

4M

4M

2M

1M

Layer 7 Performance (sessions/second)

51K*

51K*

51K*

30K*

15K*

Layer 4 Performance (sessions/second)

110K*

110K*

110K*

40K*

20K*

Integrated SSL Acceleration (tps.)**

No

No

Base: 300
Max: 1000

No

No

Height (inches/RU)

1.75/1

1.75/1

1.75/1

1.75/1

1.75/1

DC power option

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

*'Real-world' testing scenarios with zero session loss
**'Real-world' testing scenarios


KEY FEATURES

  • Increases productivity by optimizing and accelerating applications
  • Reduces infrastructure costs by allowing resources to be used to their fullest capacity
  • Reduces downtime and loss of productivity by preventing denial of service attacks
  • Provides high availability through instant fail-over when a server, site or WAN link becomes unavailable
  • Puts IT back in control by identifying and managing application traffic and by providing extensive tools for application identification, prioritization, redirection, rate limiting, and shaping
  • Secures and accelerates traffic with integrated secure sockets layer (SSL) acceleration, multiplexing and compression

Contact

Dave Garwood

European Product Manager

+44 7740 326462

Dave.Garwood@westcon.co.uk

Updated 19-Apr-2012