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Cisco Internet Products at a Glance
Cisco LocalDirector



When to Sell
Key Features
Specifications
Competitive Products
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Cisco DistributedDirector¹

When to Sell
Key Features
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Cisco Cache Engine 500 Series



When to Sell
Key Features
Specifications
Competitive Products
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Cisco IP/TV



When to Sell
Key Features
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Cisco 6510 Service Selection Gateway²



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CiscoSecure Software Product Line³



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Key Features
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Competitive Products
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Internet Products

Cisco Internet Products at a Glance

Cisco LocalDirector

Cisco LocalDirector is a high-availability Internet appliance for mission-critical TCP and UDP applications such as E-commerce Web servers, database applications, intranet servers, DNS servers, and TN3270 services. It is an integrated solution with a secure real-time embedded operating system that intelligently load balances TCP and UDP traffic across multiple servers. Appearing as a single virtual server, it delivers optimized performance by intelligently distributing client requests across clusters of heterogeneous servers.

LocalDirector ensures maximum client access while providing flexible scalability for traffic spikes and system maintenance. Servers can be automatically and transparently placed in or out of service, for server fault tolerance, quick response to sudden increases in traffic, and server maintenance with no site downtime. LocalDirector itself is equipped with a hot standby fail-over mechanism, ensuring that its function is highly available. In addition, LocalDirector can be configured so that virtual and real servers back up each other for fail-over depth.

When to Sell

Key Features

• Hot standby and stateful fail-over enables configuration of highly redundant, fault-tolerant systems

• Server and application probing for fail-over on a per-port basis, allowing a server with its working applications to remain in service for maximized resource availability

• Scalable to meet the needs of largest Web sites

• Simple setup, with normal configuration requiring only 10 commands and with little disruption to existing network configuration

• Configurable to a total of 64,000 virtual and real servers, offers flexibility in domain names and network configuration

• Up to 240 Mbps throughput and over 20,000 connections-per-second performance to handle high traffic rates and sudden spikes in demand

• Easy server configuration by adding and removing servers transparently as traffic grows

Specifications

Competitive Products

• Alteon Networks: ACEdirector and Web Switches with WebOS SLB/AR

• F5 Labs: Big IP

• Foundry Networks: ServerIron Switch

• IBM: Network Dispatcher

• Resonate, Inc.: Central Dispatch

• RND Networks: Web Server Director

Distribution Part Numbers and Ordering Information

For More Information

See the LocalDirector Web site: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/cc/cisco/mkt/scale/locald/

Cisco DistributedDirector¹

DistributedDirector provides dynamic, transparent, and scalable Internet traffic load distribution between multiple geographically dispersed servers.

DistributedDirector is the only global Internet service scaling solution that utilizes Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) software and leverages routing table information in the network infrastructure to make "network intelligent" load distribution decisions.

DistributedDirector uses routing table intelligence in the network infrastructure to transparently redirect end-user service requests to the closest responsive server, which increases access performance and reduces transmission costs. Users need only a single subdomain name or Universal Resource Locator (URL)-embedded hostname for accessing a distributed set of servers, thus providing the appearance of a single virtual server. This feature eliminates the need for end users to choose a server from a list of possible sites.

When to Sell

Key Features

• Transparent distribution of all IP Services (TCP and UDP), including HTTP, FTP, Telnet, and Gopher; provides global scalability for all IP-based network services

• Leverages Routing Table Information (BGP and IGP) in the Network Infrastructure to make "network intelligent" network service load distribution decisions, and improves access performance by redirecting clients to the topologically closest server

• Calculates client-to-server round-trip times in real time, redirects clients to server with lowest client-to-server link latency, maximizing end-to-end server access performance

• Redirects clients only to responsive servers, resulting in maximized service availability

• Utilizes Cisco IOS software and standard Cisco IOS command line interface (CLI) for device configuration

• Allows servers to be added and removed transparently, simplifying maintenance of distributed servers

• Supports multiple domains; cost-effective IP service scalability solution

Specifications

Competitive Products

• Alteon Networks: ACEdirector and Web Switches with WebOS GLSB

• F5 Labs: 3DNS

• Foundry Networks: ServerIron Switch with Internet IronWare

• IBM: Network Dispatcher

• Resonate, Inc.: Global Dispatch

• RND Networks, Inc.: Web Server Director - Network Proximity (WSD-NP)

For More Information

See the DistributedDirector web site at http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/cc/cisco/mkt/scale/distr/index.shtml

Cisco Cache Engine 500 Series

The Cisco Cache Engine 500 series products are network-integrated caching solutions that reduce WAN bandwidth usage, maximize network service quality, and increase the scalability of existing networks. Cisco's network caching solution is architected and optimized to work as a single caching system, combining cache-aware internetworking equipment, running Cisco IOS software's industry-leading Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) with network-integrated Cache Engine 500 series products that are managed and designed like networking products and adapt to the network.

Because the new Cache Engines can be easily integrated into existing network infrastructures, they have a low cost of ownership and can be deployed on a wide-scale basis.

When to Sell

Key Features

• Network Integration: Designed and managed like networking products and dynamically adapts to the network

• Transparent caching using one or many routers

• Fault tolerance features that eliminate any single point of failure

• Fault prevention features that proactively prevent network or application-level problems associated with traditional caches

• Scalable clustering for cost-effective handling of heavy traffic loads

• Easy system administration using familiar Cisco IOS management and an intuitive web-based GUI

Specifications

Competitive Products

• CacheFlow: 100, 500, 2000

• Inktomi: Traffic Server

• Microsoft: Proxy Server

• Network Appliance: C720S/C720/C760

Channel Part Number and Ordering Information

For More Information

See the Cache Engine Web site: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/cc/cisco/mkt/scale/cache/index.shtml

Cisco IP/TV

IP/TV, a comprehensive network video solution, delivers TV-quality video programming over enterprise data networks to desktop PCs by leveraging IP/TV software running on the IP/TV 3400 Series Servers. It provides organizations with a fast and effective way to deliver business communications to their employees. With IP/TV, every networked user can watch management broadcasts, training programs, university classes, business TV, and other programs from the convenience of their own desktop. IP/TV distinguishes itself by offering high-quality video broadcasting and video-on-demand services, industry-leading management capabilities, built-in scalability, network-friendly technologies such as IP Multicast, and an easy-to-use viewer interface.

When to Sell

Key Features

• Complete network video solution with Cisco IP/TV software running on Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers

• Supports live video, scheduled video, and video on demand

• Powerful management capabilities with the IP/TV Content Manager software; services include program scheduling, bandwidth management, and server and content management

• Distributed video server architecture that easily scales and localizes bandwidth consumption

• Best-quality video utilizing a range of codecs to optimize available bandwidth

• Uses industry-standard technologies for network protocols, platform application programming interfaces (APIs), file formats, and codecs

• Runs on existing IP networks

Specifications

Customer Requirements	Cisco IP/TV Servers Needed	Concurrent Users Supported
1 live multicast and 10 scheduled mutlicasts	One 3420 Broadcast Server and one 3410 Control Server	Unlimited
36 - 50 VOD sessions	One 3430 Archive Server and one 3410 Control Server	36 @ 1 Mbps 50 @ 750 kbps
1 live multicast, 5 scheduled multicasts, and 36 - 50 VOD sessions	One 3430 Archive Server, one 3420 Broadcast Server, and one 3410 Control Server	Unlimited live and scheduled multicasts 36 - 50 VOD sessions, depending on bit rate

Competitive Products

• First Virtual Corporation: V-Caster, V-Cache

• Microsoft: Netshow 3.0

• Optivision: LiveSystem

• Real Network: RealSystem 5.0

• Silicon Graphics: 02/MediaBase

For More Information

See the Cisco IP/TV Web site: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/732/net_enabled/iptv/

Cisco 6510 Service Selection Gateway²

The Cisco 6510 Service Selection Gateway (SSG) is a key element in breaking through the services profitability barrier by offering the customer a selection of services. For service providers worldwide that need to go beyond fixed-rate services and statically provisioned networks, the Cisco 6510 SSG advertises services that the customer can effortlessly select by accessing an HTML dashboard server. The dashboard Web server accompanies the Cisco 6510 SSG and allows service providers a means to advertise available services to customers so that they can instantly know what services are available and easily select a service.

When to Sell

Key Features

• Easy service selection via an HTML dashboard menu

• Up to 25,000 users can be logged into the Cisco 6510 simultaneously

• Supports warm standby fail-over

• Accounting for each individual service, allowing service providers lots of flexibility in billing

• Physical media independence supports dial, asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), and cable

For More Information

See the Cisco 6510 Service Selection Gateway site: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/cc/cisco/mkt/access/dslaggr/

CiscoSecure Software Product Line³

The CiscoSecure software product line supports Cisco's dial access solutions with dial-in access control, Internet services provisioning, and outbound dial and fax.

CiscoSecure ACS for UNIX provides access control services for large- and medium-sized access environments. CiscoSecure ACS for Windows NT delivers easy-to-use access control services for Windows NT environments. CiscoSecure Global Roaming Server (GRS) for UNIX enables service providers and corporate customers to take local Internet connectivity to a global scale. The Cisco DialOut Utility allows desktop LAN users to share NAS ports as a modem pool for outbound async communications.

When to Sell

Key Features

• All CiscoSecure products are tightly integrated with Cisco IOS features

• Standards-based approach to solution development, with implementations of TACACS+, RADIUS, and RFC 2217 reverse telnet dial-out ensures compatibility in multivendor network environments

• Web-based graphical-user interface for server-based products allows multiple user access from common Web browser clients on different host platforms

Specifications

Competitive Products

Distribution Part Numbers and Ordering Information

For More Information

For CiscoSecure ACS and GRS, see the CiscoSecure Web site: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/cc/cisco/mkt/access/secure/

For Cisco DialOut Utility (requires CCO login), see http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/access/dialout-planner.shtml

Posted: Fri Jul 30 09:57:47 PDT 1999
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