Q What are the key performance advantages of ServerIron ADX switches?
A The ServerIron ADX architecture provides more application switching performance than
any previous application switch. Performance highlights include:
• Industry-leading performance with up to 14 million Domain Name System (DNS)
queries per second, 1.6 million Layer 4 connections per second, 16 million Layer 4
transactions per second, and up to 230,000 SSL TPS (transactions per second)
• Up to 70 Gbps of Layer 4 and Layer 7 application throughput—twice the throughput of
many competing vendors, making the switches ideal for demanding content delivery
and streaming media applications
• High 10 GbE port density with up to 16 10 Gbps ports in a single chassis
• Industry’s highest core density with up to 32 dedicated application cores for high-
performance application delivery
• Industry leading Denial of Service (DoS) protection, generating up to 120 million SYN
cookies per second with no impact to CPU utilization
• Industry’s only 1U fixed-configuration ADC to offer capacity-on-demand to meet
changing business needs. The ADX 1000 support simple software upgrades for
application processors, hardware accelerators such as SSL, 1Gig and 10Gig
interface ports, and software features to scale up to 9 Gbps of application
throughput, up to 200,000 L4 connections per second, up to 29,000 SSL TPS and
two 10 GbE ports.
• The industry-leading price/performance value per rack unit and per watt of power
with the best cost/transaction and cost/Gbps of throughput
Key Benefits
A ServerIron ADX switches feature a unique architecture that supports scalability and
expansion to meet growing application delivey requirements with investment protection.
Key benefits include:
• High performance in a modular design: A choice of models starting with the compact
1U ServerIron ADX 1000 to the highly scalable ServerIron ADX 4000 and 10000
series with 320 Gbps of switching bandwidth
• Capacity on Demand: Scale system performance, activate software features and
1Gig and 10Gig ports as needs growRedundant power supplies: Support for
redundant, hot-swappable power supplies on all models—front-serviceable on the
ServerIron ADX 4000 and 10000
• Hot-swappable modules: Hot-swappable interface modules, fan trays, and power
supplies
• Interchangeable Modules: Module portability between two chassis platforms – ADX
4000 and ADX 10000. The management module, application switch module, switch
fabric module, interface modules and power supplies are completely interchangeable
• Hot-Standby and Active/active High Availability modes: Choice of three different high
availability modes for maximum reliability and service availability
• Upgradable to hardware-assisted SSL acceleration: Optional mezzanine application
expansion module add hardware-based SSL acceleration today, and other
acceleration modules that become available in future
• Reliability: A resilient switching and routing foundation with advanced support for RIP
2, OSPF 2 and 3 (IPv6), VRRP, and VRRP-E
• Flexible, scalable connectivity options: Expansion from 12 to 48 GbE ports in mixed
copper/fiber combinations, or up to 16 10 GbE XFP ports
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