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| Tasman Networks new router beats Cisco Tasman Networks, the world's leading supplier of high-performance, converged services routers, announced publication of a new series of performance tests by independent testing service The Tolly Group that concludes that the wire-speed throughput of the new Tasman 3120 converged services router (CSR) is two to four times that of comparable products by industry rival Cisco Systems. The Tolly Group tests compared wire-speed performance of the Tasman 3120 CSR and the Cisco 2821 and 3825 while the routers simultaneously supported active Quality of Service (QoS), Access Control List (ACL) filters, and Network Address Translation (NAT) services. Throughput was analyzed for packet sizes ranging from 64 to 1400 bytes. While wire-speed performance for large packet sizes was similar, the Tasman 3120 CSR performed as much as four times better for the more challenging small packet sizes. This is noteworthy because high-demand applications such as VoIP depend on rapid, error-free transmission of large volumes of small packets. The Tolly Group report documents Tasman's overwhelming performance win in this category. For tests over a point-to-point DS3 connection, the Tasman 3120 CSR delivered more than double the throughput of the Cisco 3825 and as much as four times the throughput of the Cisco 2821. The Tasman 3120 CSR delivered more than four times the throughput of Cisco 2821 when tested across a group of eight point-to-point T1 connections. Details of Tasman and The Tolly Group tests may be seen at the following web addresses: http://www.tasmannetworks.com/doc_perf_analysis.html http://www.tasmannetworks.com/docs_pdfs/Tolly3120.pdf Modular Design Converges Services, Simplifies User Experience According to Tasman, the 3120 CSR was built to converge a variety of network services while simplifying the user experience and eliminating unnecessary complexity that impedes the performance of many competitive products. The result is an efficient, streamlined processing platform incorporating a system of interchangeable interface modules. The 3120 chassis features two bays that accommodate two of five available modules with four or eight T1/E1 ports, one DS3 port, and two or four serial ports. Tasman also provides remote software upgrades for registered owners. Further, the new 3120 CSR was designed to address and eliminate many problems confronting a broad cross section of mid-range branch and access solution providers. These issues include rich QoS and security services, and enabling delivery of multiple applications such as voice, video and fax without degradation of performance. "Too often customers have to choose between performance and price, and as a result they are unable to run the network services they need in today's enterprise. We believe legacy operating systems are burdened with unnecessary complexity and are not solely focused on the needs of branch and access users, " said Paul Smith, Tasman president and CEO. "The unfortunate result for budget-conscious users has been sluggish, expensive performance and the inability to deliver advanced services for the applications they need. "Our growing customer list and record sales validate this belief. We believe the new Tolly Group analysis, and our competitive pricing, provide stunning evidence that customers no longer have to face the trade-off between price and performance." write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Networking News :: home page |