McDATA manual UltraNet Edge 3000 Benefits

UltraNet Edge 3000 Benefits

•Tape Backup — allows tape backup performance over extended distances using a new or existing IP network, devices appear local to the server and sustained bandwidth is comparable to local performance up to thousands of miles.

UltraNet Edge 3000 Benefits

This section describes the benefits of the UltraNet Edge 3000.

•Data Caching — data is streamed across the network for maximum data rates, providing constant and predictable data delivery, regardless of distance.

•Buffer Credit Management — Provides buffer credit negotiation with the switch for flow control and maximum efficiency, regardless of distance.

•Session Level CRC — end-to-end CRC checking for guaranteed recovery and complete data integrity.

•IP Load Balancing — provides data striping across multiple, virtual links for scalability and maximum application performance.

•Fail Over — provides rerouting of traffic to the secondary WAN in the event there is an outage of a primary WAN.

•FICON and FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining — performs remote tape backup performance over extended distances using a new or existing IP or ATM network, devices appear local to the server and sustained bandwidth is comparable to local performance up to thousands of miles.

•Session Management — provides transparent network level error recovery, packet re-ordering, and auto path failover to guarantee data delivery.

•Payload Matching — performs segmentation and reassembly to match Fibre Channel 2K frames with IP 1.5K packets for maximum bandwidth utilization and network efficiency.

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