04-27-2010 10:27 AM - edited 03-10-2019 04:58 AM
I see the Cisco IPS 4260 scales up to 1Gb. What about speeds above 1Gb such as 10Gb? What solution fits in that scenario?
Thanks!
04-27-2010 02:32 PM
IPS 4270 has 10G interfaces and scales to 4Gb, but for higher bandwidth Cisco has reference designs for how to do this with Cisco technology.
04-27-2010 02:43 PM
Per the Product Specifications section of the 4200-series product data sheet, the 4260 sensor appliance is generally rated for 1 Gbps - 2 Gbps of traffic inspection (combined/total), with that rating sliding in either direction based on a number of factors/variables (one of which is whether the inspected traffic profile is more transactional or more media-rich).
For greater throughput, the 4270-20 sensor appliance is rated for 2 Gbps - 4 Gbps, and with the optional IPS-2X10GE-SR-INT= interface card, it gains two (2) 10GE fiber sensing interfaces. These can be used to inspect partially-utilized 10GE links (for example), for situations where a 1 Gbps sensing interface isn't enough.
References:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/7.0/installation/guide/hw_installing_4270.html#wp18087
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