Extreme protects Interop network from probes

Extreme Networks and the InteropNet

Extreme Networks last week said it protected the Interop 2006 network in Las Vegas, called InteropNet, from more than 350,000 unwanted traffic probes.

Extreme said its security strategy included its BlackDiamond core LAN switch, its Clear-Flow security rules engine and the Sentriant Threat Detection appliance. These devices allowed the network to monitor and respond to "anomalous behavior" in the network core. They also ensured that the network remained highly available.

The Sentriant device selectively encrypted network traffic among the three network operating centers at the show. Extreme says this prevented any attackers from tapping into that traffic.

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Extreme Networks last week said it protected the Interop 2006 network in Las Vegas, called InteropNet, from more than 350,000 unwanted traffic probes.

Extreme said its security strategy included its BlackDiamond core LAN switch, its Clear-Flow security rules engine and the Sentriant Threat Detection appliance. These devices allowed the network to monitor and respond to "anomalous behavior" in the network core. They also ensured that the network remained highly available.

The Sentriant device selectively encrypted network traffic among the three network operating centers at the show. Extreme says this prevented any attackers from tapping into that traffic.

Security is a major thrust of Extreme's right now. Also at Interop, the company demonstrated a prototype for switch-enabled network security. The demonstration used ISS Proventia intrusion prevention technology from Internet Security Systems Inc. Extreme says that the combination will be able to scale intrusion prevention to core network speeds of 100Gbps.

Extreme has been the provider of equipment for InteropNet for some time. Last year, the company extended that record to the new, New York version of the trade show.

InteropNet is typically overbuilt to make sure there are no problems with the official network of a networking show. This one provided for video streams, VoIP calls and Internet traffic over its 10 Gigabit backbone. Extreme Summit 400 edge switches supported Power over Ethernet for exhibitors.

Once again, Extreme used its Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching capability to avoid availability problems. EAPS allowed Extreme to configure the network in a ring topology and protect it from any fiber cuts or interruptions.

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