Traffic shaper comparisons
| Feature/function | Packeteer PacketShaper | NetReality WiseWan 200 |
| Network implementation | LAN side of router | Betw. router and CSU/DSU |
| Traffic controlling method | TCP/IP session rate control | Buffer manager |
| Network interfaces | 10/100 Ethernet | T-1 (frame relay, leased), T-3 |
| Management | CLI, Web GUI | Control PC required |
| Auto. applicaton recognition | Yes | Yes |
| Data trending | Yes | Yes |
| Guaranteed response time | Supported | Supported |
Web cache comparisons
| Feature/function | CacheFlow 520 | Cobalt CacheRaQ 2 |
| Network interfaces | Three 10/100 Fast Ethernet | Dual 10/100 Fast Ethernet |
| Storage capacity | Up to 18G bytes | Up to 12.7G bytes |
| RAM capacity | Up to 384M bytes | Up to 256M bytes |
| URL filtering | Present | Present |
| Protocol support | HTTP, FTP | HTTP, FTP (.exe) and Java applets |
| Int | Yes | No |
| Management | Java applet | Web browser, telnet (advanced) |
Load balancer comparisons
| Class | Ports | Protocols | Persis- tent HTTP con- nect- ion sup- port |
Filtering | Mgmt | Redun- dan- cy |
Server agents | |
| Alteon Ace Switch 180 |
Load- bal. switch |
8 10/ 100 or 1000TX |
TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, TFTP, SSL, DNS, telnet, NNTP | Yes | Source /dest. addr, proto- col, Layer 4, ports, URL |
CLI, Web GUI, SNMP, RMON | Un- supp. |
No |
| Arrow Point CS-100 | Ded. plat- form |
16 10/ 100TX |
TCP, UDP, FTP, TFTP, cook- ies |
Yes | Com- mon DoS at- tacks, source /dest addr, proto- col, URL |
CLI, SNMP, RMON | Un- supp. |
No |
| Coy- ote Point Equal- izer |
Ded. plat- form |
2 10/ 100TX |
HTTP, SSL, FTP, POP, IMAP, SMTP, LDAP, ASP, NNTP |
Yes | Un- supp |
CLI, Web GUI | Supp. | Yes, not req. |
| F5 Big/ip | Ded. plat- form |
2 10/ 100TX (more avail) |
TCP, UDP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, LDAP, DNS, SSL |
Yes | Com- mon DoS at- tacks, source /dest addr, ports |
SSH (Sec. CLI), SSL brow- ser |
Supp. | No |
| Found- ry Ser- ver Iron |
Load-bal. switch | 24 10/ 100TX, 2 1000TX |
TCP, UDP, SSL, FTP, telnet, SMTP, HTTP, POP2, DNS | Yes | TCP SYN, proto- col, dest. addr |
CLI, telnet, Web GUI, GUI | Un supp |
No |
| Hydra Web 5000 |
Ded. plat- form |
4 10/ 100TX (FDDI avail) |
HTTP, cook- ies, FTP, IP svcs |
Yes | Un supp. |
CLI | Supp. | Yes |
| RAD Ware Web Ser- ver Dir- ector |
Ded. plat- form |
4 10/ 100TX |
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, DNS, NNTP | No | IP, TCP, UDP source / dest. (IP addr). | GUI | Supp. | No |
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