Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL Product Brief

Brand: Nortel

Model: Application Switch 2424-SSL

Category: Network switches

Type: Product Brief

Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL is a powerful and versatile device that can help you to optimize and secure your network traffic. With its advanced features, the 2424-SSL can help you to improve the performance of your applications, protect your network from threats, and simplify your network management.

Applications Optimization: The Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL has a number of features that can help you to optimize the performance of your applications. These features include:

Load Balancing: The 2424-SSL can distribute traffic across multiple servers, which can help to improve the performance of your applications and reduce downtime.

Applications Optimization: The Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL has a number of features that can help you to optimize the performance of your applications. These features include:

Load Balancing: The 2424-SSL can distribute traffic across multiple servers, which can help to improve the performance of your applications and reduce downtime.

Product Brief

The Nortel Application Switch with OS 24.0

The Nortel Application Switch with

Operating System (OS) 24.0 sets a new

standard in application availability,

performance and security. Designed

from the ground up for load balancing

and application acceleration, the Nortel

Application Switch provides enterprises

with unprecedented control over

applications and the networks on

which they run.

The Nortel Application Switch does far

more than just balance network traffic.

The switch’s filtering and traffic manage-

ment technology provides fine grain

control over how your network is used

— for better control, increased produc-

tivity and greater cost savings. IT

managers can determine how much

or how little bandwidth to reserve for

mission-critical applications such as IP,

voice over IP (VoIP), video streaming,

wireless and more.

The Nortel Application Switch with OS 24.0 has been

optimized for high-demand applications such as VoIP,

Web services, wireless, streaming audio and video, SIP

support, and support for WAP, MSTP, RSTP and more.

What makes Application

Switch OS outstanding?

The Nortel Application Switch with OS

24.0 integrates routing and switching by

forwarding traffic at Layer 2 speed using

Layer 4-7 information. The result is

sophisticated load balancing that is based

not only on network traffic volume, but

also on the nature of the traffic, server

responsiveness, CPU utilization and

server health.

The offering supports multiple applica-

tions and services on a single platform:

• Load balancing and Layer 2-7 content

switching

• Application acceleration and Secure

Sockets Layer (SSL) offload

• Security with integrated IPS and

Denial of Service (DoS) protection

• Disaster recovery/high availability

• Bandwidth management and traffic

shaping

• Rogue application management

• WAN link load balancing —

multi-homing

Flexible, scalable and built for the future,

the OS 24.0 provides extraordinary

control over application traffic. Unlike

many other application switches, the

Nortel Application Switch can be

deployed at Layer 2, allowing deploy-

ment without changing your existing

IP addressing scheme.

Exceptional features

The Application Switch with OS 24.0

offers rich features to deliver enhanced

security, greater application availability

and higher performance.

Application optimization

• Simplified and Intuitive web GUI for

easy configuration and management

• Local and global server load balancing

with health checks and persistence

• Virtual server-based load balancing with

up to 1,024 virtual servers, each distrib-

uting up to eight different services

• Filtered-based load balancing

• Content-based load balancing

• WAN link load balancing

• VoIP (SIP) call server load balancing

• Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

load balancing

• Real Time Streaming Media (RTSP)

load balancing

• Multiple and Rapid Spanning Tree

Protocol (MSTP and RSTP) support

• Web services (XML/SOAP) inspec-

tion/redirection

• Sophisticated filtering rules

• TCP connection optimization and

multiplexing

• Domain Name Server (DNS) load

balancing

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

(LDAP) server load balancing

• Bandwidth management and traffic

shaping

• Cache redirection and load balancing

• Disaster recovery through instant

failover with persistence and DC

support

• Management virtualization

• IPv6 Layer 4 load balancing support

• SSL acceleration

• Full network address translation

• Supports up to 2,048 packet filtering

rules and 1,024 real servers

Application integration

• Tested Solution with Microsoft Office

Communication Server (OCS)

• Tested solution for Microsoft’s Live

Communication Server and supports

Windows Terminal Services

• Tight integration with IBM’s

Enterprise Workload Manager and

DataPower XML Security

• Tested and integrated with

Softricity, Oracle, SAP, BEA and

other applications

• Open XML Application Programming

Interface

Application-layer security

• Symantec

™

Intelligent Network

Protection with LiveUpdate to detect

network intrusions

• Extensive DoS protection (TCP, IP,

UDP, ICMP)

• Bogus IP (Bogon) filtering

• Deep packet inspection with custom

filtering

• ACL filtering

• Detect and block rogue applications

• Enforcement point for Nortel’s Threat

Prevention System (TPS)

• SSL Virtual Private Network (VPN)

remote access

• Firewall, VPN and IDS load balancing

The Nortel Application Switch provides comprehensive

resiliency support for voice, data and video in the event

of link, node and site failures, by using true

active/active failover.

The Nortel Application Switch with OS 24.0 has been

tested and certified to support a wide range of

applications from leading vendors such as Microsoft,

IBM, Oracle and SAP.

Requires Intelligent Traffic Manager (ITM) or

Bandwidth Management (BWM) license

Requires ITM and Symantec Intelligent

Network Protection license

Updated quarterly; DoS or ITM license

required

Model 2424-SSL E only

Technical specifications

• IP routing interfaces: 256

• VLANs: 2,048

• Default gateways: 259

• Trunk groups: 12

Network protocol and

standards compatibility

• 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX

(IEEE 802.3-2000)

• 1000BASE-SX/LX (IEEE 802.3z)

• Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d, including 802.1S

and 802.1W)

• VRRP

• Logical link control (IEEE 802.2)

• Flow control (IEEE 802.3x)

• Link negotiation (IEEE 802.3z)

• Link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)

• VLANs (IEEE 802.1Q)

• Frame tagging (IEEE 802.1Q) on all ports

when VLANs enabled

• SNMP v3, Enterprise MIB

• IPv4 and IPv6

• RIPv1, v2

• OSPF

• BGP v4

• TFTP (RFC 783)

• BootP (RFC 1542)

• BootP (RFC 951)

• Telnet (RFC 854)

• EtherChannel-compatible trunking

• Jumbo frames

Power, environment and

dimensions

• Auto-ranging power supply: 100-240

VAC @ 2 Amps, 50-60 Hz

• DC versions available (see table)

(-40) – (-75) VDC @ 5A, 150W (max)

• Maximum power consumption:

150 Watts at 40° C

• Environmental temperature: 0° to 40° C

(+32° to +104° F)

• Relative humidity: 85% maximum,

non-condensing

• W 17.3 in (440.0 mm) x H 1.75 in

(43.8 mm) x D 20.0 in (508.0 mm)

• Weight: 21.0 lbs (9.53 Kg)

Certifications

EMC (Electromagnetic requirements)

• USA: FCC Part 15, Subpart B Class A

• Australia: AS/NZS 3548, Class A

• Canada: ICES-003

• Japan: VCCI Class A

• Europe: EN 55022, Class A

• Europe: EN55024, with EN61000

• Taiwan: BSMI/CNS 13438, Class A

• Korea: MIC No 2001-116

• Rest of World: CISPR 22 Class A

and CISPR24

Safety

• IEC 60950 (International)

• National Deviation per CB Member Countries

to IEC 60950

• UL 1950 (USA)

• CSA 22-2, No. 60950-00 (Canada)

• EN 60950 (Europe)

• RoHS compliant

Nortel Application Switches

Application Switches 3408E 2424E 2424-SSL E 2216E 2208E

Total ports 12 28 28 18 10

10/100 Ethernet ports 02424 168

10/100/Gigabit 12 4 4 2 2

Ethernet ports

Concurrent sessions 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000

Layer 7 performance 51K* 51K* 51K* 30K* 15K*

(sessions per second)

Layer 4 performance 110K* 110K* 110K* 40K* 20K*

(sessions per second)

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

Integrated SSL no no yes no no

acceleration

Integrated SSL VPN no no yes** no no

DC power option yes yes yes no no

* Using real-world test scenarios with zero session loss

** 50 users included, licence required for 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 user options

The Nortel and

Symantec

™

team

Jointly developed by Nortel

and Symantec

™

, the Nortel

Application Switch with

Symantec

™

Intelligent

Network Protection offers

enterprises an advanced

application switch with the

ability to both optimize and

secure network traffic. It

achieves this by integrating

Nortel’s deep packet

inspection and switching

technology with Symantec’s

powerful intrusion detection

and prevention expertise.

This unique solution adds

real-time protection against

the latest threats to Nortel’s

powerful application

switching and optimization

products.

The Application Switch

OS portfolio

Appliances

• Application Switch 3408E

• Application Switch 2424E

• Application Switch 2424-SSL E

• Application Switch 2216E

• Application Switch 2208E

Licenses

• Symantec

™

Intelligent Network

Protection

• Advanced DoS Protection

• Bandwidth Management

• Intelligent Traffic Management

• Link Optimizer

• Global Server Load Balancing

• Upgrade key for 2424-SSL E

• SSL VPN for 2424-SSL E

Ordering information

The standard Nortel Application Switch with OS 24.0 ships as an integral part of

every Application Switch. Advanced Denial of Service Protection, Global Server Load

Balancing, Bandwidth Management, Intelligent Traffic Management, Symantec

™

Intelligent Network Protection, Link Optimizer, 2424-SSL E Upgrade Key and SSL

VPN licenses are ordered separately.

Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that make the

promise of Business Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generation tech-

nologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks, support multimedia and

business-critical applications. Nortel’s technologies are designed to help eliminate today’s

barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting

people to the information they need, when they need it. Nortel does business in more

than 150 countries around the world. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at

www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.

For more information, contact your Nortel representative, or call 1-800-4 NORTEL

or 1-800-466-7835 from anywhere in North America.

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marks of Nortel Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their owners.

ment is subject to change without notice. Nortel assumes no responsibility for any

errors that may appear in this document.

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Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL Product Brief

Brand: Nortel

Model: Application Switch 2424-SSL

Category: Network switches

Type: Product Brief

Applications Optimization: The Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL has a number of features that can help you to optimize the performance of your applications. These features include:

Load Balancing: The 2424-SSL can distribute traffic across multiple servers, which can help to improve the performance of your applications and reduce downtime.

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