Nortel Networks 7400 - Manual (Page 235)

• Secure IPSec tunnels are initiated between the
user and the core Contivity
• Contivity authentication tunnel initiation request
against local data stores – may be RADIUS from
old RAS infrastructure, LDAP etc.
• Secure IPSec tunnels encrypt and encapsulate
traffic between the user and the Contivity
• Firewalls in each Contivity switch protect the site
LAN from outside threats
• Split-tunneling on the IPSec client protects
customer’s machine from outside threats while
tunnel is up
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