I asked Nortel/Alteon how there web switches compare with Coyotepoint, this
is what they sent me. If you feel like filling in what Aeropoint can do,
feel free. I thought it was cool that it can do SSL load balancing. The
other thing about coyote only having 2 ports, ports go bad a lot on web
devices with high volume. Maybe coyote was suggested because it is cheaper.
COMPETITIVE BULLETIN
Coyote Point Equalizer
Web Solutions Product Marketing March 2002
Should You Trust Your Network To An Appliance b&
Coyote Pointbs Equalizer is a single-application appliance, with a PC-based
architecture that canbt scale as your network grows
Alteon ACEdirector 4 Web Switch
Alteon Web Switches are purpose-built, intelligent traffic managers
that support multiple Layer 2-7 applications on a single box
Key Alteon Differentiators When Considering the Coyote Point Equalizer for
Server Load Balancing
Alteon provides a proven all-in-one Web switching solution for L4-7
local-global Server Load Balancing, Web Cache Redirection, and VPN /
Firewall Load Balancing
o' Coyote Pointbs Equalizer cannot support multiple services/applications
on the same box.
o' Nortel Networks can provide local and global server load balancing,
application redirection, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) load balancing,
URL-based redirection and load balancing, streaming media load balancing,
wireless gateway load balancing, intrusion detection load balancing and
advanced TCP/IP filtering functions within a single Web switch.
Alteonbs Virtual Matrix Architecture takes distributed processing to the
next level, providing customers with the best of both distributed and
centralized switching
o' Alteonbs VMA is a hybrid architecture that enables the switch to
aggregate the processing power of ASICs on every port. VMA makes optimal use
of all distributed processing and memory resources and applies them to the
ports actively handling traffic.
o' Alteonbs VMA switching architecture is a proven solution. Customers
have been successfully using the VMA architecture for high performance IP
switching since April 2000.
Alteon provides advanced Layer 7 features Coyote Pointbs Equalizer Lacks
Equalizer lacks key Web OS 9.0 features and support:
o' No support for wireless users.
Alteon supports wireless users via WAP gateway load balancing.
o' No security solution: Alteon supports load balancing intrusion detection
system (IDS) servers.
o' No support for GSLB persistence. Alteon supports GSLB persistence via
cookie rewrite mode. Because F5bs GSLB and persistence features are not
integrated, they cannot ensure that a user will be routed to the same remote
server.
Alteonbs Active-Active Redundancy optimizes switching resources, ensures
high availability, and maximizes service traffic throughput
o' Coyote Pointbs appliances do not provide true Active-Active support.
While they state that they provide b mission-critical services for which
high availability and fault tolerance are essential,b two (or more)
Equalizers can only be configured in b a hot-backup configurationb on a
network. This means that one device is actively processing traffic, while
the other is simply providing redundancy.
o' Alteon switches enable redundancy to eliminate any single point of
failure and true High Availability, where both load balancers can actively
process traffic and provide backup for each other at the same time.
o' Alteon support for High Availability configurations optimizes switching
resources and results in better investment protection.
Summary
A PC-based appliance cannot provide the performance, reliability, and
scalability of Nortel Networks Alteon Web switching solutions under
real-world conditions. When considering Coyote Pointbs Equalizer load
balancing product, ask yourself the following questions?
o' Can it support multiple load balancing applications on a single box?
o' Can it provide the flexibility, scalability, and ultimately, the
reliability crucial to ensuring mission critical application support?
Alteonbs proven performance, scalability, and High Availability provide
optimum throughput, multi-application flexibility, and a better return on
your investment as your business grows.
For More Information
To learn more about the features and capabilities of Alteon Web Switches and
the entire Alteon Product Portfolio, visit the website links below:
Alteon Web Switching Portfolio:
http://www.nortelnetworks.com/products/01/alteon/index.html
Alteon ACEdirector (AD) Series:
http://www.nortelnetworks.com/products/01/alteon/acedir/index.html#
Alteon 180 Series:
http://www.nortelnetworks.com/products/01/alteon/alt180/index.html
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