NetVmg ups 'Net performance

FREMONT, CALIF. - NetVmg is boosting its hardware and software platform in an effort to help businesses better control costs and improve Internet performance.

The Flow Control Platform 100 and FCP 500 appliances are meant for smaller sites that aren't likely to grow significantly. Both are fixed-configuration boxes with 15M and 50M bit/sec throughput, respectively. NetVmg's earlier gear was modular, with expansion slots for adding capacity as network links grew.

Like their larger siblings, the two devices sit behind corporate firewalls and act as routing peers with WAN routers that connect to more than one ISP, a setup known as multihoming. FCPs monitor traffic flows in and out of corporate sites to determine the delay the traffic experiences and whether one of the other ISPs the company is connected to can supply faster or less-expensive service. The FCP then instructs corporate routers to use the chosen ISP.

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FREMONT, CALIF. - NetVmg is boosting its hardware and software platform in an effort to help businesses better control costs and improve Internet performance.

The Flow Control Platform 100 and FCP 500 appliances are meant for smaller sites that aren't likely to grow significantly. Both are fixed-configuration boxes with 15M and 50M bit/sec throughput, respectively. NetVmg's earlier gear was modular, with expansion slots for adding capacity as network links grew.

Like their larger siblings, the two devices sit behind corporate firewalls and act as routing peers with WAN routers that connect to more than one ISP, a setup known as multihoming. FCPs monitor traffic flows in and out of corporate sites to determine the delay the traffic experiences and whether one of the other ISPs the company is connected to can supply faster or less-expensive service. The FCP then instructs corporate routers to use the chosen ISP.

Users can set policies so the boxes choose the best-performing link or the least-expensive link. Part of NetVmg's software upgrade, called FCP 3.0, includes creating a better balance between performance and cost.

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FCP 3.0 also can better determine which Border Gateway Protocol changes to make so it doesn't divert more traffic than necessary. The benefit is that the device won't overcorrect and reroute traffic that was performing well, NetVmg says.

NetVmg competes against other route control vendors, including Proficient Networks and Sockeye Networks.

FCP 100 costs $25,000, and FCP 500 costs $60,000. They are available now.

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