Cisco Sce Platform Description - Cisco SCE 8000 10GBE Software Configuration Manual

Cisco SCE Platform Description

Cisco SCE Platform Description
The Cisco SCE family of programmable network devices performs application-layer stateful-flow
inspection of IP traffic, and controls the traffic based on configurable rules. The Cisco SCE platform is
a network device that uses ASIC components and reduced instruction set computer (RISC) processors
to exceed beyond packet counting and expand into the contents of network traffic. Providing
programmable, stateful inspection of bidirectional traffic flows, and mapping these flows with user
ownership, Cisco SCE platforms provide real-time classification of network use. The classification
provides the basis of the Cisco SCE platform advanced traffic-control and bandwidth-policing
functionality. Where most bandwidth control functionality ends, the Cisco SCE platform provides
further control and shaping options, including:
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Cisco SCE 8000 10GBE Software Configuration Guide
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Layer 7 stateful wire-speed packet inspection and classification
Robust support for more than 600 protocols and applications, including:
General—HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, Telnet, Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), Simple Mail
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Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), Internet Message Access Protocol
(IMAP), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and others
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing—FastTrack-KazaA, Gnutella, BitTorrent, Winny, Hotline,
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eDonkey, DirectConnect, Piolet, and others
P2P VoIP—Skype, Skinny, DingoTel, and others
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Streaming and Multimedia—Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), Session Initiation Protocol
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(SIP), HTTP streaming, Real Time Protocol (RTP) and Real Time Control Protocol (RTCP), and
others
Programmable system core for flexible reporting and bandwidth control
Transparent network and BSS and OSS integration into existing networks
Subscriber awareness that relates traffic and usage to specific customers
Chapter 1 Cisco Service Control Overview
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