Verilink WANsuite 5370 (34-00310.D) Product Manual - Manual (Page 17)

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WANsuite 5370 can simplify your network architecture by allowing you to
bridge separate LANs across a WAN so they operate as a single LAN.
The WANsuite 5370 gives service providers and enterprise customers the
capability to monitor end-to-end network performance (with support of up
to 256 virtual circuits) as well as the capability to verify Service Level
Agreements (SLAs); isolate performance problems to the LAN, local loop, or
frame relay network; determine appropriate bandwidth need; and monitor
network trends to aid in future capacity planning.
TCP Server, a feature of the WANsuite product line, provides connectivity
to multiple endpoints by associating a TCP port with each endpoint while
reducing the number of physical connections at the central site to one
10/100Base-T Ethernet port.
Features of the WANsuite 5370
Performance
Historically, WAN access devices have tended to perform well as
single-function devices such as CSU/DSUs, but have not been optimized to
address higher level traffic issues such as service levels and integration.
Verilink's architecture and Web-based user interface work together to address
all access issues as services and applications, rather than as circuits and
protocols, for exceptional WAN management performance.
To further leverage its Web browser interface, Verilink's new architecture also
allows firmware to be upgraded via the Web from a standard browser, with
password control if desired.
SNMP Management
With integrated SNMP in-band management, enterprise managers can now
manage Verilink WANsuite units and their integral CSU/DSUs as a single
unit. With only one LAN segment in the network, all Verilink WANsuite
platforms can be managed by SNMP. With self-learning functionality, these
platforms learn their frame relay environment and eliminate the need for
remote, trained personnel. By downloading all configuration parameters from
the central site, no interaction is required at remote sites to establish
connectivity. WANs can be constructed using frame relay or leased-line
services. Verilink’s WANsuite 5370 allows any port to be configured for any
of its available service technologies through simple software configuration.
Network managers can now fine tune the enterprise network for the lowest
cost and highest performance.
Intelligent WAN Access Architecture
Verilink's next-generation WAN access architecture is built around a
PowerPC™ processor with 50 MIPS of processing power and 16 Mbytes of
onboard memory, and works with nonproprietary network management