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CAMBRIDGE DEPLOYS PROCKET PRO/8801
IN RESEARCH NETWORK
Procket Networks, a leading provider of high performance Internet Protocol
(IP) technology and products announced that the University of Cambridge has
deployed the PRO/8801 router into its research network to develop
industry-leading deep packet inspection applications.
The major application for this deployment is to identify and understand new
traffic patterns created by large scale scientific computations and downloads
such as the Grid, where multiple computers are interconnected in a Grid-like
fashion so that every computer can talk to every other computer using high
bandwidth IO channels. They are typically used by physicists where access to
computationally intensive services such as the University of Cambridge Genome
Database are required.
The University of Cambridge, which is working closely with several agencies
such as Centre for European Nuclear Research (CERN) and the UK Particle
Physical Science Research Council, chose to deploy Procket's PRO/8801 routers
because of their adaptive packet processing architecture which leverages
Procket's unique programmable VLSI feature. The open interface and performance
of the PRO/8801 were critical factors in this choice.
"We are very impressed with the capabilities and performance of the
PRO/8801
router," said Jon Crowcroft, of the University of Cambridge Computer
Laboratory. "In addition to delivering industry-leading performance for our
university network, Procket Networks is also delivering truly innovative
capabilities that will enable our researchers to advance their research. We
felt that no other routing vendor offered such advanced open and programmable
capabilities in a core IP router."
The University of Cambridge made the decision to deploy Procket's solution
after extensive testing and evaluation of the PRO/8801 the University of
Cambridge determined that the PRO/8801 delivers full wire-rate throughput with
deep packet filtering capabilities where access into application layer data
well within the TCP payload is required. This capability is needed to
distinguish between different Grid uses/users and to filter out malicious
users when large volumes of traffic are coming into and out of the Grid
center. As a result of rigorous testing and in-network performance, the
University of Cambridge concluded that the PRO/8801 solution provided a more
robust and reliable architecture for Denial of Service prevention than any
other currently available platform.
The PRO/8000 series uses PRO/Silicon technology which allows for network
traffic inspection based on customer defined criteria. The programmable nature
of the PRO/Silicon chip set allow customers capital investment to be leveraged
well into the future as new capabilities types of security threats are
identified. New varieties of DoS attacks are identified each day.
The University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory is recognized as one of the
world's leading research and computing institutions. The University of
Cambridge, Computer Laboratory is focused on security issues for Grid
computing clusters or data centers.
"We are very pleased with the University of Cambridge's decision to deploy
our
PRO/8801 routers based on our security capabilities," said Brad Kashani, vice
president of worldwide sales. "This is testament to the VLSI and software
features that Procket has brought to market, which will enable secure,
reliable and profitable IP networks for our customers."
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