RE: High Speed Firewalls

[Rogue Bolo <roguebolo () yahoo com>]

Nokia's GigE interface is not inteneded to increase
total aggregate throughput. It is being provided as a
means of connecting to GigE backbones without
requiring end-users to have a 10/100/1000 switch
between their backbone and the edge. You will not go
over Nokia's advertised maximum throughput by
installing a GigE interface in an IP650 or IP440. 

--- "Burden, James" <JBurden () caiso com> wrote:
> Henry,
>
> We are currently testing :
> * StorageTek http://www.network.com, Atlas firewall
> that works on OC-3 (ATM)
> and they are currently working on OC-12.  
> * Netscreen http://www.netscreen.com, has a
> Netscreen 1000 that does
> GigEthernet.
> * Nokia (FW-1) is suppose to have a GigE interface
> that we are going to
> test.  
>
> We have not finished completed testing, so I cannot
> give any information.
> Also, I do not know your full requirements (i.e., if
> you care about how
> management is done, what type of environment you are
> running, etc).  You may
> be able to setup the network to have multiple paths
> on an ATM layer or Layer
> 2 so that you could use multiple firewalls to
> aggregate your required
> bandwidth.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Jim
>
>
> James L. Burden, Security Engineer and Architect
> California Independent System Operator
> Phone: 916.351.2243 http://www.caiso.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Baez [mailto:hbaez () eos hitc com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 7:51 AM
> To: firewall-wizards () nfr net
> Subject: High Speed Firewalls
>
>
> I am doing research on very high speed firewalls.  I
> mean firewalls that
> are right now available that could handle OC3 and
> higher speeds via Gig
> Byte Etherenet cards.  In searching the recent
> posting of this list and
> a lot of general web searching, I have found only
> one firewall that
> claims they can do so.  It is call POTUS from a
> company called Livermore
> Software Laboratories.  I would very much like to
> find at lease another
> vendor which at lease matches the claim of PORTUS,
> 300 MB plus through
> put.  Management, bless them, likes to have choices,
> I would like to
> present more then one vendor if possiable.
>
> I have experiences with two commercial firewalls,
> Checkpoint and
> Gauntlet, and one freeware firewall, Ipfilter.  But
> the links where way
> under 10 Meg Byte.  None of the firewalls I have
> work on 'claim' the
> speeds I am looking for.  All the magazines
> 'test/reviews' I have looked
> at top out at about 150 Meg. Byte.  The number of
> users for this project
> would not be large, but each one would be moving Gig
> Byte size files
> across the world.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Henry Baez
> hbaez () eos hitc com
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