Fortinet Changes Security Landscape With New FortiGate-3810D, the World's First Data Center Firewall Appliance With 100GbE Interfaces and 300+Gbps Throughput - Seite 2

The FortiGate-3810D: Setting a New Performance Standard
Fortinet's FortiGate-3810D is the only security appliance capable of delivering an unprecedented 300+Gbps throughput, while also featuring 100 GbE interface ports and IPv4 to IPv6 performance parity integral in supporting next-generation fabric. With enhanced throughput capabilities, the FortiGate-3810D shatters records previously achieved by costlier solutions while meeting demands for high-speed connectivity -- all without adding the complexity and cost of a carrier-grade chassis-filled solution consisting of numerous security blades.

In addition, flexible and easy-to-use software options enable advanced security functions such as intrusion prevention, application control, advanced threat protection and web filtering to be switched on, providing integrated security and additional protection.

"The data center spent 10 years moving from 1G to 10G -- the move to 100G will happen much faster. Firewalls have traditionally been bottlenecks slowing down the move to larger, next-generation data centers," said John Maddison, vice president of marketing products for Fortinet. "The FortiGate-3810D allows customers to build 100G data centers without worrying about high speed connectivity or throughput of the core firewall."

Validating 100GbE Security with Ixia for Extreme Internet2 Requirement
The Internet2 Consortium, led by members from the U.S. research and education community, industry, and government, and with more than 60 international partnerships, connects participants with an advanced fiber optic network for deploying networking technologies expected to drive the future of the Internet. Fortinet and Ixia -- a firm that offers network testing, monitoring, security enhancements and optimization -- have teamed up to validate firewall performance for some of the world's most demanding networks.

"100G over Internet2 allows us to transfer information that would not be possible at 10 Gig because of the large data size," said Robert Lau, director of Information Systems Security, University of Southern California. "Securing USC's Internet2 is critical to ensuring against loss or theft of irreplaceable research data, sensitive health and personal information, and other valuable intellectual property."

Up until now, many university campus networks could not maintain the extreme performance of high-speed Internet2 network flows through enterprise-grade campus firewall deployments, forcing many to bypass best practice security efforts.