Edge / Access / WAN Router Solution
Edge routers which forward packets to an external network such as the Internet are pervasive - deployed at every premises data center, corporate headquarters location, and branch office. But, as WAN connection speeds need to increase, existing routers are either unable to achieve higher speeds at all, or too expensive to upgrade. New routers from legacy brand vendors are also loaded with complex software, hardware, and service charges.
Solution
TNSR® software provides 5, 10, 25, 40 Gbps or more routing via "ASIC-speed" software on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware.
High throughput. Feature rich. Easily scalable. Low cost.
Key router capabilities include:
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- Line-rate multi-gigabit connectivity
- Fast. 7.06-15.63 Mpps per core (depending on packet size and core; see L3 Forwarding Single Worker 1 RX/TX queue 1500 MTU column on the Performance Page)
- Software TCAM. Scales to tens of thousands of ACLs, as needed for modern edge security
- Requisite protocol and feature support. Static Routing, eBGP/iBPG, IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, OSPFv2, OSPFv3 (OSPF6), ECMP, Static ARP, BFD with dynamic routing, VRF-lite, RIPv1, RIPv2
- Easy Scale. Simple software license update
- Flexible Deployment. Netgate appliance, third party COTS appliance, virtual machine, or public cloud
- High Availability. VRRPv3
- Flexible management. CLI or REST API
Core Router
Core routers provide a routing backbone for transit traffic to flow from one end of a network to another. Different from edge routers, they are:
- Typically architected around fewer, really-high bandwidth connections, e.g., 40 to 100 Gbps or more
- Apply significantly less policy treatment than at the edge
- Typically only connect to other core routers and edge routers
- Located "inside" the network (vs.edge routers which connect to the edges of other networks, and are, therefore, at the "boundary" or "edge" of a network
Just as with edge routers, the buyer challenge is finding a solution with the best price-performance.
Solution
TNSR software delivers essential core router requirements:
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- Line-rate multi-gigabit connectivity
- Fast. 7.06-15.63 Mpps per core (depending on packet size and core; see L3 Forwarding Single Worker 1 RX/TX queue 1500 MTU column on the Performance Page)
- Requisite protocol and feature support. Static Routing, eBGP/iBPG, IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, OSPFv2, OSPFv3 (OSPF6), ECMP, Static ARP, BFD, VRF-lite, RIPv1, RIPv2
- Easy Scale. Simple software license update
- Flexible Deployment. Netgate appliance, third party COTS appliance, virtual machine, or public cloud
- High Availability. VRRP
- Flexible management. CLI or REST API
