Cisco Products Quick Reference Guide: February 2002

Chapter 6: Content Delivery Network Products

Content Delivery Network Products at a Glance

Product	Features	Page
Cisco Content Engine 500 Series	Content services platform for Enterprise and Service Provider networks Functions as edge node device in a Content Delivery Network (CDN) system Responsible for delivery of distributed content to the end-user Offers caching, CDN services, and Employee Internet Management capabilities	See Cisco Content Engine 500 Series
Cisco Content Engine 7300 Series	Content services platform for large Service Provider networks Offers premium hosting services Caching capabilities reduce WAN bandwidth and optimize Web site performance Provides on-demand content delivery and streaming media services	See Cisco Content Engine 7300 Series
Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4600 Series	Content networking policy and management device Central control over delivery of high-bandwidth content, live and video on demand over any IP network Easy-to-use management capabilities through a Web-based GUI Preview and schedule replication of media to edge devices, thus managing bandwidth and content	See Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4600 Series
Cisco Content Router 4400	Integrated global load balancing solution Solves distributed server site selection problems Uses DNS to redirect a client to the best site on the Internet based on network delay Transparent redirection to the end user and works with any IP application Extremely fast site-selection algorithm is optimized for high performance Web-style transactions	See Cisco Content Router 4400 Series
Cisco CSS 11000 Series Content Services Switches	High-performance, intelligent platform for Web site and e-commerce optimization Makes switching decisions based on the content requested, using URLs and cookies Allows Service Providers and Web hosters to deliver new managed services Delivers advanced Web site security, including DoS protection and firewall load balancing	See Cisco CSS 11000 Series Content Services Switches
Cisco 11000 Series Secure Content Accelerator (SCA 11000)	Appliance-based SSL solution Offloads SSL encryption/decryption from Web servers Supports 200 new SSL connections and 900 sustained SSL sessions per second Interoperates with the CSS 11000 for intelligent load balancing of SSL traffic	See Cisco 11000 Series Secure Content Accelerator (SCA 11000)
Cisco LocalDirector	Integrated hardware and software solution for load balancing across servers Allows many servers to appear as one server for high availability and easy scalability Secure real-time embedded operating system Scalable to meet needs of largest Web sites	See Cisco LocalDirector
Cisco DistributedDirector	Global Internet service scaling solution Enables set of distributed servers to be seen as a single virtual server Configurable as authoritative Domain Name Services (DNS) caching name server and/or HTTP Session Redirector on a per-domain basis	See Cisco DistributedDirector
Cisco CTE-1400 Series Content Transformation Engine	Transforms Web content for display and interaction on small screen mobile devices and IP Telephones Supports a broad range of devices Transforms existing content GUI/Console Administrative Tool	See Cisco CTE-1400 Series Content Transformation Engine
Content Switching Module (CSM) for the Catalyst 6000 Series Switches	Line card for the Catalyst 6000 Balances client traffic across multiple servers within server farms URL and Cookie-based load balancing High-performance--200,000 new Layer 4 TCP connection setups per second	See Specifications Table for the Catalyst 6000

Content Delivery Networking Overview

Cisco Content Delivery Networking solutions optimize any size network to dynamically enable faster responses to Web requests and decrease network bandwidth congestion. It provides flash crowd protection, insures high levels of content availability and security, and leverages investment in Cisco IP infrastructure.

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) allow enterprises to deploy the next generation of scalable, accelerated, web-based, content-rich E-business solutions including TV-quality streaming media and knowledge sharing. For Service Providers, CDN solutions represent a highly profitable, new revenue opportunity by enhancing the customer/user Web experience and significantly accelerating the delivery of rich Web content and streaming media.

Cisco Content Engine 500 Series

Cisco Content Engines (CE) are the edge node devices in the Content Delivery Network (CDN) system that are responsible for the delivery of distributed content to the end-user. As content services platforms, Cisco Content Engines offer a number of content services that solve critical problems faced by service providers and enterprises including caching, CDN service, and Employee Internet Management.

Cisco Content Engine 500 Series is designed for service providers and enterprises who are seeking to deliver scalable, high quality content on-demand in an intranet/extranet environment or to provide reliable caching to regional offices or branch sites to improve WAN bandwidth usage and Internet access times.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
Content Engine 590	Accelerates content delivery in service provider PoPs and large enterprises
Content Engine 560	Increases WAN bandwidth performance at enterprise regional offices or provides on-demand content delivery with Cisco Content Distribution Manager
Content Engine 507	Increases WAN bandwidth performance at enterprise branch sites or provides on-demand content delivery with Cisco Content Distribution Manager

Key Features

Caching:
Accelerated content delivery
WAN bandwidth cost savings
Protection vs. uncontrollable bottlenecks
CDN CEs for Intranet/Extranet--Use in conjunction with Cisco Content Distribution Manager to enable rich media e-learning and corporate communications.
CDN CEs for Service Providers--Use in conjunction with Cisco Content Distribution Managers and Content Routers to offer new premium hosting services such as on-demand content delivery and streaming media; also use to scale Web sites.

Competitive Products

CacheFlow: CacheFlow Client Accelerator (Server Accelerator for SP)
Inktomi: Traffic Server?

Network Appliance: NetCache? Appliance

Specifications

Feature	Cisco Content Engine 590	Cisco Content Engine 560	Cisco Content Engine 507	Cisco Content Engine 507AV
Supported Interfaces	Two 10/100BASE-TX	Two 10/100BASE-TX	Two 10/100BASE-TX	Two 10/100BASE-TX
HTTP Performance	45+ Mbps	20 Mbps	T1/E1	T1/E1
SDRAM	1GB	512 MB	256 MB	256 MB
Max Storage	252 GB	144 GB	36 GB	18 GB
Internal Storage (Ultra2 SCSI)	Two 18 GB drives	Two 18 GB drives	One or two 18 GB drives	One 18 GB drives
Flash memory	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB
Storage Array Support	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rack Units	1	1	1	1
Dimensions (HxWXD)	1.75 x 17.5 x 14.1 in.	1.75 x 17.5 x 14.1 in.	1.75 x 17.5 x 14.1 in.	1.75 x 17.5 x 14.1 in.
Weight	12.5 lb.	12.5 lb.	12.5 lb.	12.5 lb.
Power	AC/DC	AC	AC	AC

Option	Storage Array 6 (AC/DC)
Disks (Ultra2 SCSI)	6
Power Supplies	One or two (n+1) AC/DC power supplies
Cooling Fans	Three (n+1) cooling fans
SCSI LVD Interfaces	Two SCSI LVD interfaces
JBOD	Yes
Dimensions (HxWXD)	5.25 x 17.55 x 17 in.

Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information

Cisco Content Engine 500 Series Hardware 1
CE-590	Cisco Content Engine 590 AC Power, Cache software
CE-590-CDN	Cisco Content Engine 590 AC Power, CDN software
CE-560	Cisco Content Engine 560 AC Power, Cache software
CE-507	Cisco Content Engine 507 AC Power, Cache software
CE-507-CDN	Cisco Content Engine 507 AC Power, CDN software
CE-507AV-CDN	Cisco Content Engine 507 with analog video card, CDN software
Cisco Content Engine 500 Series Options
CE-DISK-18GB-507-X	(1) Extra 18 GB Ultra2 SCSI disk drive for Content Engine 507
SA6-SHF-6DISK-AC	Storage Array 6, AC
SA6-OPT-AC	Storage Array 6, AC option (only when purchased with a CE)

For More Information

See the Cisco Content Engine Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/ce500

Cisco Content Engine 7300 Series

Cisco Content Engines (CE) are the edge node devices in the Content Delivery Network (CDN) system that are responsible for the delivery of distributed content to the end-user. As content services platforms, Cisco CEs offer a number of content services that solve critical problems faced by Service Providers and Enterprises including caching, CDN service, and employee internet management.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
Cisco Content Engine 7320	Large Service Providers planning to deliver: Caching services to reduce WAN bandwidth costs and increase performance of Web sites and/or New premium content delivery services such as on-demand content delivery and streaming media

Sell This Product

When a Customer Needs These Features

Cisco Content Engine 7320

Large Service Providers planning to deliver:

Caching services to reduce WAN bandwidth costs and increase performance of Web sites and/or
New premium content delivery services such as on-demand content delivery and streaming media

Key Features

Caching
Accelerated content delivery
WAN bandwidth savings
Protection vs. uncontrollable bottlenecks
CDN
Use in conjunction with Cisco Content Distribution Managers and Content Routers to offer new premium hosting services such as on-demand content delivery and streaming media
Scale Web sites

Competitive Products

CacheFlow: CacheFlow Server Accelerator
Inktomi: Traffic Server

Network Appliance: NetCache Appliance

Specifications

Feature	Cisco Content Engine 7320
Supported Interfaces	Two 1000BASE-SX and four 10/100BASE-TX
HTTP Performance	155+ Mbps
SDRAM	2 GB
Max Storage	396 GB
Internal Storage (Ultra2 SCSI)	Ten 18 GB drives
Flash memory	128 MB
Storage Array Support	Yes
Rack Units	7
Dimensions (HxWXD)	12.25 x 17.5 x 28 in.
Weight	115 lb.
Power	3 (n+1) AC

Options

Storage Array	Storage Array 12
Disks (Ultra2 SCSI)	12
Power Supplies	Two (n+1) AC power supplies
Cooling Fans	Three (n+1) cooling fans
SCSI LVD Interfaces	Two SCSI LVD interfaces
JBOD	Yes
Dimensions (HxWXD)	5.25 x 17.55 x 17 in.

Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information

Cisco Content Engine 7300 Series Hardware 2
CE-7320	Content Engine 7320 AC Power, Cache software
CE-7320-CDN	Content Engine 7320 AC Power, CDN software
Cisco Content Engine 7300 Series Options
SA12-SHF-12DISK-AC	Storage Array 12, AC power
SA12-OPT-AC	Storage Array 12, AC option (only when purchased with a CE)

For More Information

See the Cisco Content Engine Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/ce7300

Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4600 Series

The Cisco Content Distribution Manager (CDM) configures network and device policy settings for edge node Content Engines (CE). Used to accelerate web content and save network bandwidth in a content networking architecture, the CDM can be easily integrated into existing network infrastructures. Deployed in an Enterprise or Service Provider Internet or extranet environment, the Cisco CDM and CEs provide transparent on-demand rich media streaming and static file delivery to standard PCs.

Cisco CDNs allow service providers and enterprises to distribute rich media content closer to their target customers overcoming issues such as network bandwidth availability, distance or latency obstacles, origin server scalability, and congestion issues during peak usage periods. The CDN solution enables content delivery services for web hosting, streaming, e-commerce, e-learning, corporate communications, and mission critical e-business applications.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
CDM 4630	Low-cost early deployment, or small enterprise network trials, proof of concept, and pilot programs
CDM 4650	Medium and large enterprise networks, supports up to 1000 Cisco Content Engines
CDM 4670	Service provider deployment, supports thousands of Cisco Content Engines

Key Features

Complete CDN solution with Cisco Content Router and Cisco Content Engines
Central control over delivery of high-bandwidth content, live and video-on-demand over any IP network
Easy-to-use management capabilities through a Web-based GUI; services include previewing and scheduling replication of media to edge devices, bandwidth and content management
Automatically generates thumbnail reference images and sample Web pages for integration with corporate extranet, intranet, and Internet sites
One URL per media file provides seamless integration into any Web site
Integrates with standards for Web multimedia presentation, including HTML/DHTML, eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and SMIL
Secure and fault-tolerant file transfer using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for secure media transfers
Channel configuration for media distribution to any number of discrete audiences using "distribution lists"
Host content for a variety of customers within a single CDN
Ability to create multiple virtual CDNs addressing targeted media distribution
Content registration in cache logs for billing capabilities

Competitive Products

Cacheflow: Client and Server Accelerators
Inktomi: Traffic Server

Network Appliance: ContentDirector

Specifications

Feature	Content Distribution Manager 4630	Content Distribution Manager 4650	Content Distribution Manager 4670
Sampling of Rich Media File Formats	MPEG RealVideo Windows Media QuickTime HTML, GIF, JPEG Adobe Acrobat Macromedia Shockwave CAD/CAM MRI	Same as CDM 4630	N/A - file formats handled by the CEs
Supported Interfaces	Autosensing 10/100BASE-T	Autosensing 10/100BASE-T	Autosensing 10/100BASE-T
Recommended Network Size	Less than 100 CEs	Less than 1000 CEs	Less than 10,000 CEs
Processor Speed	600-MHz PIII	2x866 Xeon	2x866 Xeon
RAM	512 MB	1 GB	1 GB
Internal Storage	One 30 GB, 10K RPM, Ultra2 SCSI disk drive	140 GB RAID 5	36 GB3
Rack Units	1	7	7
Dimensions (HxWXD)	1.72 x 17.5 x 14.1 in.	12.25 x 17.5 x 28 in.	12.25 x 17.5 x 28 in.

Selected Part Number and Ordering Information

Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4600 Series Hardware 4
CDM-4630	Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4630
CDM-4650	Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4650
CDM-4670	Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4670

For More Information

See the Content Distribution and Management Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/cdm

Cisco Content Router 4400 Series

The Cisco Content Router (CR) is a global load balancer designed to load balance up to 20 sites on the Internet in a Content Networking architecture so that it quickly and accurately routes a user's connection to the best site based on network delay, site availability, content availability, and derived bandwidth.

The typical deployment of the Content Router includes at least one CR4400, or a redundant pair, near the origin data center and a hardware device that includes the Content Routing Agent (CRA) at each of the mirrored sites. The agent can reside on a dedicated platform such as a Cisco 2600 router, on a content switch such as Cisco Local Director, or on a content-delivery node such as the Content Engine 500 series.

The CR is defined as the authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) server for the DNS name of a set of servers at multiple sites on the Internet. A user's application makes a DNS query for the IP address of one of the servers that is now routed by the content router, which starts the routing process. The client's DNS server sends a request to the content router, which tunnels the request to the CRA at each of the remote sites. The original DNS query is included in the time-delayed DNS request, each of the agents sends a DNS response packet with the IP address of a local content switch, load balancer, or server at the site. The first packet through the network wins the race and the client connects to the winning site. The CR/CRA can even `bloat' packets to artificially enlarge the packet size so it more accurately derives network bandwidth.

Another insertion mechanism that works very well in large scale enterprises and access service providers is Edge-Intercept Insertion. This mechanism utilizes WCCPv2 to redirect the client-to-DNS requests to the CR. The CR can then establish a DNS response race directly back to the client, which makes accurate, DNS-based redirections with `to-the-user' accuracy.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
Cisco Content Router 4400	To solve Web site scalability issues and mirrored site problems by routing users to the best site for content Supports other applications including audio and video streaming applications Distributed data center environments Access provider environments leveraging WCCP and Edge-Intercept Insertion mechanisms
Cisco Content Router 4450	Targeted to large service providers offering Content Delivery Services Site selection based on network delay and content location Requires Oracle database

Key Features

Uses DNS to redirect a client to the best site on the Internet based on network delay
Transparent redirection to the end user and works with any IP application
Easy configuration through a Cisco IOS-style command-line interface
Redundant configurations, multiple CRs can be deployed at the origin site to provide fail-over and load scaling
Can be deployed within an internal enterprise network using Web Cache Control Protocol Version 2 (WCCPv2) to redirect DNS requests to a Boomerang server located near the internal DNS server

Key Notes

The CR4400 uses an exclusive third-generation Content Routing technology unique for its scalable, race-based system. Unlike other solutions, it will not send customers to an arbitrarily selected location with no thought to proximity. Note that many products on the market rely on first generation Round-Trip Response Time (RTT) measurements and RTT caching systems that severely delay site selection to cause poor user experience.

Specifications

Feature	Cisco Content Router CR4400
Supported Interfaces	Two autosensing 10/100BASE-TX ports
SDRAM	256 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Internal Storage	9-GB, 7200-RPM, Ultra II SCSI LVD disk drive
Rack Units	1
Dimensions (HxWXD)	1.72 x 17.50 x 14.13 in.
Weight	12.5 lbs.
Power	AC

Selected Part Number and Ordering Information

Cisco Content Router 4400 Series 5
CR-4400	Cisco Content Router 4400
CR-4450	Cisco Content Router 4450

For More Information

See the Cisco Content Router Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/cr

Cisco CSS 11000 Series Content Services Switches

The Cisco CSS 11000 series content services switches optimize Web response time and content availability for high-end Web and e-commerce sites. Designed to front-end Web server farms or cache clusters, CSS 11000 series switches determine the best Web server or cache to handle the content request at that moment--based on the content being requested, availability and location of content, and network and server load--all at wire speed. Cisco offers three 11000 series platforms--the carrier-class, chassis-based CSS 11800; the standalone CSS 11150 for small-to-medium Web sites; and the compact CSS 11050 for small Web sites and PoPs.

Featuring Cisco Web Network Services (Web NS) software, the Cisco CSS 11000 series enables Web and Application Service Providers (ASPs), Web content providers, and enterprises engaged in e-business to build global Web networks optimized for e-commerce transactions and Web content delivery. With its patented content switching technology, the Cisco CSS 11000 series gives businesses maximum control in ensuring availability of their Web sites, securing Web site resources without compromising performance, and allocating Web site resources efficiently.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
Content Services Switch 11800	High-density, high-performance content switching for large server farms or cache clusters Platform for delivering new, value-added managed services Global load balancing for large distributed Web sites
Content Services Switch 11150	Compact content switching platform for up to 16 web servers or caches Cost-effective firewall load balancing Cache redirection for transparent or reverse proxy caching
Content Services Switch 11050	Compact content switching platform for up to 8 Web servers or caches Cost-effective solution for Points of Presence (PoPs)

Key Features

High-speed web content delivery via best site and server selection based on full URL, cookie, and resource availability information
Site-level security with wire-speed denial-of-service (DoS) prevention; firewall load-balancing provides scalable security for backend databases and applications
Up to 400 percent improvement in Web cache efficiency for transparent, proxy, and reverse proxy caching configurations
Supports all TCP- and UDP-based Web protocols, wire-speed Network Address Translation (NAT), and integrated IP routing
Optimizes both content requests and delivery for HTTP, passive FTP, and streaming media protocols
Enables advanced service-level agreements (SLAs) and a variety of new fee-based services
Offers active-active and active-passive redundancy configurations

Competitive Products

Alteon/Nortel: ACEdirector and 700 Series
F5 Networks: Big/IP and LAN switch Partners
Foundry Networks: ServerIron

Radware: Web Server Director (WSD)
Resonate: Central Dispatch and Global Dispatch

Specifications

Feature	CSS 11800	CSS 11150	CSS 11050
Fixed Ports	None	12 10/100BASE-TX ports 16 10/100BASE-TX ports 12 10/100BASE-TX and 4 100BASE-FX ports 12 10/100BASE-TX and 2 1000BASE-SX ports	8 10/100BASE-TX ports 8 10/100BASE-TX and 1 1000BASE-SX port
Modular Slots	Eight slots for I/O modules	None	None
Available Modules	8 RJ-45 100BASE-TX ports 6 RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX and 2 SC duplex 100BASE-FX ports 6 RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX and 2 SC duplex 100BASE-FX ports 6 RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX and 2 SC duplex 100BASE-FX ports	None	None
Available System Modules	Redundant System Control Module (SCM) Switch fabric module	None	None
Backplane	20.0 Gbps (base) 20.0 Gbps 1:1 redundant (optional)	5.0 Gbps	5.0 Gbps
Dimensions (HxWxD)	25.25 x 17.0 x 12.5 in.	2.62 x 17.0 x 15.0 in.	2.62 x 17.0 x 15.0 in.

Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information

Cisco Content Services Switch 11800 6
CSS-11801-AC	CSS 11801, (1) SFM2, (1) SCM, (1) IDM-HD, (1) AC
CSS8-IOM-8FE	8 RJ-45 100BASE-TX ports
CSS8-IOM-6/2FE	6 RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX ports and 2 SC duplex 100BASE-FX ports
CSS8-IOM-4GE/8	Up to 4 full duplex 1000BASE-SX ports with 8 MB flow cache
CSS8-IOM-4GE/16	Up to 4 full duplex 1000BASE-SX ports with 16 MB flow cache
CSS8-SCM	Redundant System Control Module (SCM)
CSS8-SFM2	Switch fabric module
CSS8-GBIC-SX	1000BASE-SX gigabit interface converter
CSS8-IDM-MEM-FD	Integrated Disk Module with Flash Disk
Cisco Content Services Switch 11150
CSS-11151-AC	12 10/100BASE-TX ports
CSS-11152-AC	16 10/100BASE-TX ports
CSS-11153-AC	12 10/100BASE-TX ports and 4 100BASE-FX ports
CSS-11154-AC	12 10/100BASE-TX ports and 2 1000BASE-SX ports
Cisco Content Services Switch 11150
CSS-11051-AC	8 10/100BASE-TX ports
CSS-11052-AC	8 10/100BASE-TX ports and 1 1000BASE-SX port

For More Information

See the CSS 11000 series Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/11000

Cisco 11000 Series Secure Content Accelerator (SCA 11000)

The Cisco 11000 Series Secure Content Accelerator (SCA 11000) is an appliance-based solution that increases the number of secure connections supported by a Web site by offloading the processor-intensive tasks related to securing traffic with SSL. Moving the SSL security processing to the SCA simplifies security management and allows Web servers to process more requests for content and handle more e-transactions.

Key Features

Offloads all encryption, decryption, and secure process for a Web site, freeing Web servers to perform essential Web tasks and eliminating the need for SSL server software
Boosts e-commerce site performance up to 50 times through dedicated SSL processing hardware--supports 200 new SSL connections and 900 sustained SSL sessions per second
Centralizes and manages the widest range of digital certificates to ensure complete independence from the Web server
Provides linear scalability and fault tolerance--interoperates with the Cisco 11000 series Content Services Switches (CSS 11000) for intelligent load balancing of SSL traffic
Works with any Web server platform to provide SSL support for any Web site
Installs quickly and easily with very low maintenance--no special software required on Web servers or Cisco 11000 series switches

Specifications

Cisco SCA 11000
Number of Ports	Two 10/100Base TX Ports
Port Description	Network Ports: Two 10/100Base TX; Console Port: DB9 Serial Port; Failover Port: DB9 Serial Port
Data Transfer Rates	Ethernet: 10 Mbps (half duplex), 20 Mbps (full duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100 Mbps (half duplex), 200 Mbps (full duplex)
Configuration Software OS Support	Windows NT 4.0; Red Hat Linux 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
Memory	64 MB RAM; 16 MB Flash ROM
Dimensions	8.875 x 1.75 x 19 in.

Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information

Cisco SCA 11000
CSS-SCA-2FE-K9	CSS Secure Content Accelerator

For More Information

See the Cisco SCA 11000 Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/sca11000

Cisco LocalDirector

The Cisco LocalDirector series offers a high-availability, integrated hardware and software solution that intelligently balances the load of user traffic across multiple TCP/IP application servers. Cisco LocalDirector tracks network sessions and server load conditions in real time, directing each session to the most appropriate server. All physical servers appear as one virtual server, requiring only a single IP address and a single URL for an entire server farm.

Cisco LocalDirector accelerates content delivery by routing client requests to the best Web server and the Web site of origin. LocalDirector supports critical content-routing protocols such as Dynamic Feedback Protocol (DFP) and the Boomerang Control Protocol (BCP), which ensure seamless content delivery network integration and reduced deployment costs. Layer 5-7 content load balancing guarantees the correct client is routed to an optimized content location. By distributing user requests across a cluster of servers, Cisco LocalDirector optimizes responsiveness and system capacity, ensures scalability, and dramatically reduces the cost of providing large-scale Internet, database, and application services.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
Cisco LocalDirector	Load balancing across multiple TCP/IP application servers High availability Internet services such as e-commerce, Web content, and e-mail High availability Intranet services for employees, customers, and suppliers

Key Features

Content load balancing and redirection allow Layer 5-7 content load balancing, which guarantees the correct client is routed to an optimized content location
Simple setup in ten commands for typical configurations, with little disruption to existing network configuration and no changes to network addresses; includes intuitive configuration with Web-based GUI
High performance hardware supports up to 16 Fast EtherChannel 10/100 interfaces (LD 430 model) and reduces hardware costs by allowing up to 15 direct server connections
Hot standby configuration replication reduces administrative start up costs by automatically transferring a primary Cisco LocalDirector configuration to a secondary Cisco LocalDirector
Transparent addition and removal of servers with no disruption to user service, making it easy to scale up or down
Hot standby and stateful fail-over mechanisms ensure high availability by eliminating all points of failure for the data center
SSL, Cookie Sticky, and Redirect Sticky ensure completion of complex transactions in proxy server environments and shopping cart situations

Competitive Products

F5 Labs: Big IP
Foundry Networks: ServerIron Switch
Nortel Networks/Alteon: Ace Director

Radware: Web Server Director
Resonate, Inc.: Central Dispatch

Specifications

Feature	LocalDirector 416	LocalDirector 430
Supported Interfaces	3-port 10/100 Ethernet	Up to 16 10/100 Ethernet or 4 Gigabit Ethernet
RAM	32 MB	384 MB
Throughput	90 MB	400 MB with Fast Ethernet
Dimensions (HxWXD)	5.21 x 16.82 x 17.5 in	5.21 x 16.82 x 17.5 in

Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information

Cisco LocalDirector 7
LDIR-416	Standard LocalDirector
LDIR-430	High Performance LocalDirector
LD-QUADFE=	4-Port High-Speed Ethernet Card Spare
LD-FO=	Local Director Fail Over Cable
LD-FDDI=	FDDI Card for LocalDirector
LD-GE=	Gigabit Ethernet Card for LocalDirector
Cisco LocalDirector Basic Maintenance
CON-SNT-PKG10	SMARTnet Maintenance for LocalDirector 416
CON-SNT-PKG15	SMARTnet Maintenance for LocalDirector 430

For More Information

See the LocalDirector Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/ld

Cisco DistributedDirector

DistributedDirector provides dynamic, transparent, and scalable Internet traffic load distribution between multiple geographically-dispersed servers. DistributedDirector is a global Internet service-scaling solution that utilizes Cisco IOS software and leverages routing table information to make "network intelligent" load distribution decisions.

DistributedDirector transparently redirects end-user service requests to the closest responsive server, which increases access performance and reduces transmission costs. Users need only a single subdomain name or URL-embedded hostname for accessing a distributed set of servers, thus providing the appearance of a single virtual server.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
Cisco Distributed Director	Load distribution across geographically/topologically dispersed TCP/IP servers High availability for dispersed mission-critical applications Data center redundancy and failover

Key Features

Transparent distribution of all IP Services (TCP and UDP), including HTTP, FTP, Telnet, and Gopher; provides global scalability for all IP-based network services
Improves access performance by redirecting to the topologically closest server
Calculates client-to-server round-trip times in real time; redirects clients to server with lowest client-to-server link latency, maximizing end-to-end performance
Redirects clients only to responsive servers, resulting in maximized availability
Cisco IOS Software & standard command line interface for device configuration
Transparently add and remove distributed servers, simplifying maintenance
Supports multiple domains; cost-effective IP service scalability solution

Competitive Products

Alteon Networks: ACEdirector and Web Switches with WebOS GLSB
F5 Labs: 3DNS
Foundry Networks: ServerIron Switch with Internet IronWare

Resonate, Inc.: Global Dispatch
RND Networks, Inc.: Web Server Director - Network Proximity (WSD-NP)

Key Notes

DistributedDirector is available in Cisco IOS software for 2600, 3600, and 7600 series routers, starting on release 12.2(4)T Enterprise Plus feature sets
Although IOS enables DistributedDirector and routing functions to run concurrently, dedicated routers are recommended for DistributedDirector
Note: If no dedicated hardware platform is available for running DistributedDirector, it is highly recommended that customers use the Configurable DD Cache feature (available in 12.2(7)T) to limit the amount of memory DistributedDirector may consume for DNS caching
To take advantage of enhanced caching capabilities, routers should be configured with additional DRAM (128MB or more)

For More Information

See the DistributedDirector Web site at http://www.cisco.com/go/dd

Cisco CTE-1400 Series Content Transformation Engine

The Cisco Content Transformation Engine provides enterprises with a high-performance, appliance-based solution that delivers back-end content to a variety of devices including Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and Cisco IP Phones. The Content Transformation Engine (CTE) is a 1 Rack Unit appliance optimized to perform the task of converting HTML and XML backend data to a format appropriate for devices with unique display requirements. In addition, the solution recognizes specific Web-enabled wireless devices such as PDAs and mobile and IP phones, and customizes the delivery of information to give users the right form of data, to optimize their Internet experience. Whether content is on the Internet or inside the Enterprise in Intranets and Extranets--mobile access can be enabled by installing Cisco CTE 1400s in front of content servers.

When to Sell

Sell This Product	When a Customer Needs These Features
Cisco CTE-1400	Quickly and easily deploy content for wireless applications, such as mobile and Internet access device browsing and sales tracking Low total cost of ownership (TCO) Self-contained appliance

Key Features

One Rack Unit appliance
Self-contained appliance for content transformation; includes design studio for configuring the transformation rules
Transforms content as it moves from server to device, leaving the server and underlying data unchanged
Reformats data into all major Markup Languages (except iMode)
Supports Cisco's AVVID architecture, including trans-coding for Cisco IP telephony
Simple and quick to configure; large Web sites, including forms and graphics, can be transformed in just hours
No additional costs; low total cost of ownership

Specifications

Feature	Cisco CTE-1400 Series Content Transformation Engine
Rack Units	1
Dimensions (HxWxD)	1.70 x 17.61 x 24 in.
Weight	26 lbs
Power	AC

For More Information

See the CTE-1400 Series Web site at http://www.cisco.com/go/cte