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IPLink 3210 Series Getting Started Guide
1 • General information
Applications overview
Patton's IPLink managed VPN routers deliver the features you need for secure, optimized communication over
non-secured IP networks. Combining VPN tunneling, standard IPSec encryption, and firewall capabilities
with Patton's powerful quality of service technology, IPLink VPN routers deliver private, prioritized networking
for business, government, and military applications.
Banking, insurance, retail, utilities, railroads, or government, any organization with more than one site can
benefit from the security and traffic-shaping advantages of the IPLink family of VPN routers. As traffic
traverses unsecured networks, VPN tunneling with standard IPSec encryption plus firewall capabilities preserve
data security and integrity. Meanwhile, IPLink's ToS/Qos traffic-shaping and prioritization prevent critical
information getting blocked or impeded by less important traffic while enhancing the quality of real-time
applications such as voice and video.
IPLink 3210 Series models provide dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports with a G.SHDSL port. The two Ether-
net ports provide full-featured IP routing plus Ethernet and IP-layer QoS services. The G.SHDSL port pro-
vides WAN access by means of a leased-line connection to the network. The following sections show some
typical applications for the IPLink 3210 Series.
This chapter describes typical applications for which the IPLink 3210 Series series is uniquely suited.
Branch-Office virtual private network over Frame Relay service
Featuring VPN tunneling combined with built-in frame-relay support and a selection of standard serial inter-
faces on-board, the IPLink 3210 Series offers the remote-branch office a secure, private and prioritized network
connection to another location over virtually any available network service and any standard WAN interface.
Figure 5. Branch-office virtual private network over a Frame-Relay service network
Figure 5
shows a branch-to-branch VPN connection through a frame-relay service network as delivered on
serial lines. The IPLink 3210 Series can support a similar scenario with network service delivered via an Ether-
net WAN interface. For remote sites where PPP service is available, the 3210 Series also supports PPP network
access over all the standard WAN interface options mentioned above.
In this specific application, all traffic between the branch and corporate offices is carried in an IPSec tunnel. All
of the IPSec VPN traffic is encapsulated in Frame Relay for transport over the Frame Relay service network.
The serial port is configured for Frame Relay.
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