Patton electronic 2800 user manual Applications overview

OnSite 2800 Series User Manual 1 • General information

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Applications overview

Patton’s OnSite managed VPN routers deliver the features you need for secure, optimized communication over non-secured IP networks. Combining VPN tunneling, standard IPSec encryption, and firewall capabili- ties with Patton’s powerful quality of service technology, OnSite VPN routers deliver private, prioritized net- working for business, government, and military applications.

Banking, insurance, retail, utilities, railroads, or government, any organization with more than one site can benefit from the security and traffic-shaping advantages of the OnSite family of VPN routers. As traffic traverses unsecured networks, VPN tunneling with standard IPSec encryption plus firewall capabilities preserve data security and integrity. Meanwhile, OnSite’s ToS/Qos traffic-shaping and prioritization prevent critical information getting blocked or impeded by less important traffic while enhancing the quality of real-time applications such as voice and video.

OnSite 2800 Series Serial WAN models provide dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports with a selection of various synchronous serial WAN ports: V.35, X.21, or T1/E1. The two Ethernet ports provide full-featured IP routing plus Ethernet and IP-layer QoS services. The sync-serial port provides WAN access by means of a leased-line connection to the network. OnSite 2800 Series Ethernet WAN models provide one or four Ethernet LAN ports in addition to the Ethernet WAN interface. The following sections show some typical applications for the OnSite 2800 Series.

This chapter describes typical applications for which the OnSite 2800 Series series is uniquely suited.

Branch-Office virtual private network over Frame Relay service

Featuring VPN tunneling combined with built-in frame-relay support and a selection of standard serial inter- faces on-board, the OnSite 2800 Series offers the remote-branch office a secure, private and prioritized net- work connection to another location over virtually any available network service and any standard WAN interface.

Figure 6. Branch-office virtual private network over a Frame-Relay service network

Figure 6 shows a branch-to-branch VPN connection through a frame-relay service network as delivered on serial lines. The OnSite 2800 Series can support a similar scenario with network service delivered via V.35 or

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