Nortel VPN Routers

Affordable Network Protection

VPN Router Portfolio
Formerly known as: Contivity Secure IP Services Gateways Portfolio

Overview
View Network DiagramNortel VPN Routers provide routing, IPsec and SSL VPN, firewall, bandwidth management, encryption, authentication, and data integrity for secure connectivity across managed IP networks and the Internet. Nortel VPN Routers connect remote users, branch offices, suppliers, and customers with the cost and performance advantages of public IP networks and the security and control found in private networks.

Features & Benefits
What is the Nortel VPN Router portfolio?
For enterprises, Nortel's VPN Router portfolio taps the Internet to create a powerful, low-cost secure IP solution to replace expensive, dedicated wide area networks.

For service providers, Nortel's VPN Router portfolio is the perfect answer to capitalize on the growing market for managed IP Services - including remote access and site-to-site VPNs or managed Internet access services.

What services are delivered by Nortel's VPN Routers?
Nortel's VPN Routers are a purpose built secure VPN Router device that offers high-speed VPN (Encryption/Authentication), stateful firewalling, robust IP routing, Wide Area Networking (WAN) and Quality of Service (QoS), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) services all in a tightly integrated and fully managed platform. These core IP services are "licensable," allowing customers to "turn-up" and pay for services (VPN, firewall, directory, advanced routing and QoS) as they are needed.

What is Secure Routing Technology (SRT)?
SRT is a software framework that embeds security into all Nortel VPN Routers. It provides scalability and high-performance even when running multiple IP services in the same device. SRT on Nortel's VPN Routers deliver such key features as dynamic routing over secure IP tunnels, common user security policies and the ability to turn up new IP services on demand.

How can these devices be deployed across my network?
Nortel's VPN Routers are designed to be easily deployed at enterprise, branch and small-office locations, and interoperate seamlessly with existing network components such as routers, firewalls and existing authentication mechanisms. Support for WAN interfaces, routing, firewalling, directory services and QoS allows Nortel's VPN Routers to assume a larger role as the enterprise migrates these IP services from legacy devices over to the highly integrated and centrally managed Nortel platform.

What about third-party certification?
As a market leader in IP Virtual Private Networking (IP VPN), Nortel has been delivering secure end-to-end IP VPNs for years. Nortel's VPN capabilities are standard in every unit and include support for standard IPsec tunneling, authentication and encryption services. Nortel also offers broad support for all leading digital certificates (PKI), strong authentication, global dialer, personal firewall, intrusion detection and directory vendors to ensure customers can deploy best-of-breed end-to-end solutions. Nortel VPN Routers have been certified by both TruSecure (ICSA) for IPSec multi-vendor interoperability, and by the Federal Government's FIPS-140 certification process to ensure high levels of security compliance.

How broadly distributed is the Nortel VPN Client?
With an estimated 35 million+ Nortel VPN Clients deployed globally since 1998, Nortel has established itself as a leader in the remote access VPN market. Our VPN client's robust feature set, extreme stability and overall ease of use supports customers' requirement in rolling out large numbers of VPN users while limiting deployment issues and containing support costs.

How do Nortel VPN Routers provide firewall protection?
Nortel VPN Routers Stateful Firewall software combines an easy-to-use interface with rich filtering rules sets to provide multiple lines of defense for an enterprise's private network. With extensive logging, a wide range of application layers gateways and built-in protection against hacker attacks, the Nortel VPN Router stateful firewall can deliver wire-speed throughput while protecting an enterprise's network and its data from unauthorized intrusion.

What about performance?
Nortel VPN Routers support thousands of simultaneous routing, VPN and firewall connections at throughput rates in excess of hundreds of Mbps. As these IP Services are applied to users and connections, Nortel's hardware/software architecture ensures no impact to expected performance.

Nortel VPN Routers deliver on high availability in our hardware design, software feature set, and by overall high availability network design to insure our customer's networks continue operating 24x7x365.

Additional Information

     Nortel VPN Portfollio Data Sheet