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Feature Benefit
Deployment and Management
Function consolidation By consolidating the functions of application switching, SSL acceleration, data center security, and more on one device,
the Cisco ACE derives significant multipliers from bits per second (bps) to packets per second (pps), while reducing
application latency. With consolidation of functions, a TCP flow is terminated only once instead of at four or more places
across the network, saving time, processing power, and memory.
The encryption and decryption, load-balancing decision, security check, and business policy assignments and validations
are all performed at a single point in the network to achieve better application performance, with fewer devices, simpler
network designs, and easier management.
Investment protection By default, the Cisco ACE 4710 supports virtualization with one administrator device and five user devices, 1-Gbps
bandwidth, 1000 SSL transactions per second (TPS), and 100 Mbps of compression. The solution can be expanded
without the need for new equipment, through the following software license upgrades:
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Throughput: The default throughput of 1 Gbps can be increased to 2 or 4 Gbps.
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Virtual devices: The number of virtual devices can be increased from 5 to 20 virtual devices.
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SSL TPS: The SSL TPS value can be increased from 1000 to 5000 or 7500 TPS.
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Compression: Compression can be increased to 500 Mbps or 1 or 2 Gbps of throughput.
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Application acceleration: Application acceleration is a licensable option.
Cisco Application
Networking Manager
(ANM)
Cisco ANM supports the management of virtual devices and hierarchical management domains across multiple Cisco
ACE appliances. This server-based management suite discovers, provisions, monitors, and reports across many virtual
devices on multiple Cisco ACE appliances, making deployment transparent. Template-based configuration and auditing
complement service activation and suspension capabilities to enable quick implementation of applications. Configurable
RBA delegation of tasks with a matching service API allows concurrent operation by multiple administrator groups across
many Cisco ACE appliances and virtual devices.
Figure 3. Cisco ACE Virtual Devices and RBA