Page 2 - Table of Contents
Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary................................................................................
Page 3 - Introduction
FW/IPSec VPN Buyer’s Guide Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. 3 Introduction Technology is radically changing the way companies conduct business, opening up new possibilities that enable efficiencies and growth on a global scale. But for everything that technology facilitates, it also opens up...
Page 4 - Executive Summary
FW/IPSec VPN Buyer’s Guide Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. 4 Executive Summary Firewall/IPSec VPNs serve as the foundation upon which a strong security stance can be built, so the purchase decision should be framed in terms that support a long-term investment that can be leveraged as the or...
Page 6 - Quick Checklist
FW/IPSec VPN Buyer’s Guide Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. 6 Quick Checklist This section builds upon the framework for evaluating firewall and VPN products that was described in the previous section, providing a quick checklist of some of the top questions to pose in each criteria category...
Page 8 - Detailed Buyer’s Checklist; Feature
FW/IPSec VPN Buyer’s Guide Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. 8 Detailed Buyer’s Checklist This section provides a feature/functionality checklist for each of the criteria categories to help evaluators determine the true capabilities of vendor solutions they are considering. Evaluation Date: E...
Page 12 - Predictable Performance; VPN Specific
FW/IPSec VPN Buyer’s Guide Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. 12 2. Predictable Performance Ability to process traffic of varying packet sizes to meet the performance requirements of the network Yes, See Tolly Reports for third party verification Accelerates intensive processing with hardware ...
Page 13 - Fault Tolerant – High Availability, Resiliency
FW/IPSec VPN Buyer’s Guide Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. 13 3. Fault Tolerant – High Availability, Resiliency Device, itself, provides redundancy: o Solid-state o Redundant components (fans/power supplies) o Port Density Yes Yes Yes Supports dynamic routing protocols: o OSPF o BGP o RIP Y...
Page 17 - Simple Deployment and Installation
FW/IPSec VPN Buyer’s Guide Copyright © 2004, Juniper Networks, Inc. 17 5. Simple Deployment and Installation Delivered as an appliance for simple deployment Yes Delivered as software that has to be loaded onto hardware No Can introduce interoperability issues Multiple deployment options: o Transpare...