Overview; Network Deployment Alternatives - Nortel Contivity 1100 Configuration Manual

Chapter 1

Overview

This chapter introduces the Nortel VPN Router. The Nortel VPN Router is a
family of products that deliver security and IP services in a single integrated
platform. With IP routing, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), stateful firewall,
policy management and QoS services, a single Nortel VPN Router device offers
the IP services that normally require multiple purpose devices. Designed for
enterprise networks, the Nortel VPN Router leverages the cost advantages of the
Internet while providing secure communications across the public IP
infrastructure.
As a highly scalable device, the Nortel VPN Router can address the security and
IP services needs of the smallest branch site or largest headquarters environment.
A Nortel VPN Router can be installed as an IP access router or stateful packet
firewall.
The Nortel VPN Router incorporates Nortel's Secure Routing Technology (SRT).
SRT is a software framework that provides a security structure through all Nortel
VPN Router operational components, including IP routing, VPN, firewall, and
policy services. This allows for management consistency and scalable
performance even when running multiple IP services in the same device. SRT also
provides dynamic routing (RIP/OSPF) over secure IPsec tunnels, uniform security
policies across VPN, routing, and firewall services and a flexible software
licensing scheme.

Network deployment alternatives

With its combination of secure, manageable, and scalable features, you can shift
information technology resources from solving the current remote user access
problems to other, more proactive administrative and management areas. And you
can eliminate modem-management pool problems from your organization and
shift them to your Nortel VPN Router provider.
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