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	Lumension, Inc Document number: 213126 Lumension® Endpoint Management and Security Suite Improving Windows Client Performance and Security: An Impact Comparison of Application Control and Traditional Anti-Virus Solutions Release date: 03 May 2013
	While traditional anti-virus (AV) solutions can provide protection for endpoints, constantly running AV processes along with potentially frequent signature updates can consume resources that could otherwise be used to provide application services to users. Lumension commissioned Tolly to evaluate the impact on client resources of its alternative application control solution and compare that with traditional AV solutions from Symantec Corp. and McAfee, Inc. Tests showed that the Lumension Application Control solution consumed less CPU and memory resources, thus allowing the endpoint to deliver greater performance across a diverse workload while providing effective security against zero-day threats. As a result, the aggregated time saved by the Lumension solution translates to significant savings to a business by way of time spent. See Figure 1 and Table 1. Additional tests validated the level of protection against malware afforded by the solutions.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 213123 HP FlexFabric 11900 Switch Series  Performance Evaluation, Power Consumption Measurement and Feature Validation Release date: 30 April 2013
	Tolly engineers verified the performance of the HP FlexFabric 11900 high-end core routing switches and key features that make the switch family suited to fulfill the requirements and needs for enterprise campus networks, metropolitan-area networks (MANs) and data center networks. Tolly engineers selected one HP FlexFabric 11908-V Switch Chassis (JG608A) with eight HP FlexFabric 11900 8-port 40GbE QSFP+ SF Module (JG614A) interface modules to verify that HP FlexFabric 11908-V Switch Chassis (JG608A) could support 100% Layer 2 line-rate throughput with 64 40GbE ports (2.56Tbps aggregated throughput) using snake traffic topology. Tolly engineers also selected one HP FlexFabric 11908-V Switch Chassis (JG608A) switch with eight 48 port 10GbE SFP+ interface modules to verify that HP FlexFabric 11908-V Switch Chassis (JG608A) could support 100% line-rate Layer 2, IPv4 and IPv6 throughput with 384 10GbE ports (3.84Tbps aggregated throughput) using a full mesh traffic topology.

	Hughes Network Systems, LLC Document number: 213129 HughesON Network Solutions with Hughes Active Technologies Broadband Aggregation, QoS, and Compression Performance Evaluation Release date: 29 April 2013
	Today’s multi-site deployments require technologies that cater to an ever- growing demand for always-on and high volume media applications, without sacrificing performance. A common approach to improving network throughput is the addition of a WAN optimization appliance to each branch location. However, this approach is costly and complex for organizations with 100+ sites. Ethernet-based solutions can also provide the necessary bandwidth required to support these applications. However, these are often cost prohibitive for widespread deployment. To demonstrate how their offerings improve network performance while handling these high-traffic demands, Hughes Network Systems commissioned Tolly to evaluate their HughesON Network Solutions with Hughes ActiveQoS™ ActiveCompression™ and ActiveBonding™ Technologies. Tolly found that Hughes ActiveQoS™ technology enables end-to-end QoS over best-efforts broadband for proper application priority. Coupled with Hughes ActiveCompression™, this results in excellent application performance. In addition, Tolly found that Hughes ActiveBonding™ enabled broadband aggregation, a cost-effective method of delivering high capacity to distributed enterprises. This document is a preview of Tolly document #213129 which is scheduled for publication in May 2013. Please refer to that document for full details.

	Avaya, Inc. Document number: 213120 Avaya IP Office  Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) vs. ShoreTel Unified Communications Platform Release date: 18 April 2013
	“Right-sizing” an IP telephony solution to the small or midsize office is important, as any excess hardware, software or system costs are multiplied across offices. This is especially the case for companies that need to deploy solutions to many branch offices. Furthermore, since IT support is not likely to be present at each office, it is important for vendors to provide an easy-to-use interface that allows non-technical office staff to make commonly required moves, adds and changes. The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a solution may be calculated in various ways, the simplest of which considers the cost of acquisition, installation, operation and maintenance of products/services. A typical product refresh/replacement cycle is 5 years, so the TCO of a solution includes the overall cost of owning the product over 5 years. interface that allows non-technical office staff to make commonly required moves, adds and changes. Avaya Inc. commissioned Tolly to evaluate the TCO and ease-of-deployment of their IP Office Release 8.1 in midsize office environments of 100, 400 and 700 users versus the ShoreTel Unified Communications Platform. Tolly found that Avaya IP Office delivers a TCO savings from 29% to 38% across the three deployment scenarios used. Click here to go to the appendix document.

	Avaya, Inc. Document number: 213120-Appendix Avaya IP Office  Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) vs. ShoreTel Unified Communications Platform - Appendix Release date: 17 April 2013
	“Right-sizing” an IP telephony solution to the small or midsize office is important, as any excess hardware, software or system costs are multiplied across offices. This is especially the case for companies that need to deploy solutions to many branch offices. Furthermore, since IT support is not likely to be present at each office, it is important for vendors to provide an easy-to-use interface that allows non-technical office staff to make commonly required moves, adds and changes. The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a solution may be calculated in various ways, the simplest of which considers the cost of acquisition, installation, operation and maintenance of products/services. A typical product refresh/replacement cycle is 5 years, so the TCO of a solution includes the overall cost of owning the product over 5 years. interface that allows non-technical office staff to make commonly required moves, adds and changes. Avaya Inc. commissioned Tolly to evaluate the TCO and ease-of-deployment of their IP Office Release 8.1 in midsize office environments of 100, 400 and 700 users versus the ShoreTel Unified Communications Platform. Tolly found that Avaya IP Office delivers a TCO savings from 29% to 38% across the three deployment scenarios used. This appendix should be used in conjunction with the main report, 213120. It provides detailed costs used in summary calculations that appear in the main report. Click here to go to the main document.

	Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. Document number: 213122 Ubiquiti Networks UniFi-AP AC 802.11n & 802.11ac Rate/Range Comparative Performance Evaluation Versus Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems and Ruckus Wireless Release date: 15 April 2013
	Wireless networking has become the de facto standard endpoint connectivity in the workplace. Now, 802.11ac is the first Wi-Fi technology that can enable wireline performance in a wireless environment. Widespread deployment of 802.11ac could eliminate the need for wired clients of any type (outside of the data center) – enabling “utility networking” for the first time. With the advent of next-generation 802.11ac, users enjoy faster performance and network architects can expect higher client density per AP. Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. commissioned Tolly to evaluate their next-generation UniFi UAP-AC access point, which leverages the 802.11ac architecture, against three leading 802.11n competitive offerings from Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems and Ruckus Wireless. (The other vendors do not yet offer systems leveraging 802.11ac technology.)The Ubiquiti Networks UniFi-AP AC delivered significantly greater throughput using 802.11ac technology as well as up to 10% greater throughput than the other offerings when running 802.11n (5GHz).

	Lumension, Inc Document number: 213121 Lumension® Endpoint Management and Security Suite - Improving Server Performance and Security: An Impact Comparison of Application Control and Traditional Anti-Virus Solutions Release date: 11 April 2013
	Server systems are, by definition, more important than individual endpoints, must provide services to hundreds or even thousands of endpoints and, naturally, must be secure. While traditional anti-virus (AV) solutions can provide protection for servers, constantly running AV processes along with potentially frequent signature updates can consume resources that could otherwise be used to provide application services to users. Lumension commissioned Tolly to evaluate the impact on server resources of its alternative application control solution and compare that with traditional AV solutions from Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp. and Trend Micro, Inc. Tests showed that the Lumension Application Control solution consumed less server CPU resource allowing the server to deliver greater throughput across a diverse workload while providing effective security against malware.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 213106-Appendix HP 2920 Switch Series Competitive Performance, Power Consumption and TCO Evaluation Versus Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 3750-X Series - APPENDIX Release date: 18 March 2013
	Today’s enterprise networks are facing growing demands for rich media applications like voice and video over IP, which require higher port-density and throughput. Stackable switches, when properly architected, can offer network managers a solution that can be scaled as the needs of the network grow over time. In this report, the HP 2920 switch series was compared against Cisco’s Catalyst 2960-S and Catalyst 3750-X series switches. HP commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance, power consumption, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of their 2920 series switches against the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 3750-X series switches. This appendix provides details of cost elements used in the main project report, Tolly document #213106. Please use this document in conjunction with that primary document. Click here to go to the main document.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 213106 HP 2920 Competitive Performance, Power Consumption and TCO Evaluation vs. Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 3750-X Series Switches Release date: 18 March 2013
	Today’s enterprise networks are facing growing demands for rich media applications like voice and video over IP, which require higher port-density and throughput. Stackable switches, when properly architected, can offer network managers a solution that can be scaled as the needs of the network grow over time. In this report, the HP 2920 switch series was compared against Cisco’s Catalyst 2960-S and Catalyst 3750-X series switches. HP commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance, power consumption, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of their 2920 series switches against the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 3750-X series switches. The performance of the stacking technology used by the HP 2920 Switch Series was compared against the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 3750-X series switches. Tolly tests show that the HP 2920 series delivers significantly higher throughput at lower latency in a four-switch stack configuration. Furthermore, the HP switches implement Energy Efficient Ethernet features, that provide additional savings in long-term power and cooling costs. When fully loaded, the HP 2920 is more power efficient than the the Cisco 2960-S in the TEER test. In addition, the HP 2920 costs, on average 29% less in a 5,000 port deployment than the Cisco 2960-S. Click here to go to the appendix document.

	Fluke Networks Document number: 213101 Fluke Networks Visual TruView Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting 10Gbps Performance and Usability Evaluation Release date: 29 January 2013
	Traditionally, establishing the root case of critical application slow downs involved the manual correlation of data from multiple sources, often in a “war room” environment. This was complex, time-consuming and expensive both in the resources the approach required and in the cost to the company of the unresolved problem. With Visual TruView, Fluke Networks delivers an application and network performance monitoring solution that aggregates detailed data from multiple sources to a single dashboard. Fluke Networks commissioned Tolly to evaluate the effectiveness and performance of the solution. Tests show that Visual TruView can provide easy problem identification through data aggregation and provide drill-down through multiple layers to pinpoint the root cause of application performance problems.

	NetScout Systems, Inc. Document number: 213105 NetScout nGenius 3900 Series Packet Flow Switch Scalability, Feature, and System Management Platform Evaluation Release date: 22 January 2013
	Today’s enterprises, service providers, and government agencies are being tasked to effectively monitor the performance and security of their networks. Fortunately, sophisticated tools are available for this purpose; however these tools are expensive and often in short supply in large organizations where assets are shared. To meet this need, the nGenius® 3900 series packet flow switch from NetScout® is a modular, chassis-based switch architecture, that supports high-density1GbE, 10GbE, and 40GbE. The nGenius 3900 series packet flow switch offers up to 48 ports of packet flow switching in a single blade system, 144 ports in a 3-blade system, and 576 ports in a 12-slot system. NetScout commissioned Tolly to evaluate the scalability, functionality, and ease of management of the nGenius 3900 series packet flow switch and the nGenius PFS management software. The nGenius 3900 series packet flow switch provides ultra-low latency in a highly flexible, scalable Layer 1-4 platform, designed to improve network and application performance monitoring, network security, and forensic recording. The nGenius packet flow switch delivers consistently low latency across the range of topologies and scenarios tested.

	Belkin Corporation Document number: 212133 Belkin N600 DB, N750 DB, AC 1200 DB Wi-Fi Routers Comparative WLAN Performance and QoS in Media Applications Evaluation Release date: 14 January 2013
	The Internet has changed the way users view and use media in the home. A vast majority of consumers use their Internet at home to download, view and distribute media content. In addition, these same users very rarely have only one application or process running on their home network at any given time, which can lead to slow downloads/uploads as other applications use bandwidth needed to deliver a favorable user experience. The Belkin line of routers uses IntelliStream technology to prioritize traffic and bandwidth, by default, to provide the highest level of performance possible. This technology selectively prioritizes latency-sensitive and high-throughput applications, allowing for a higher quality of experience for media streaming. Belkin commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance and Quality of Service (QoS) of some of their N-class and AC-class lines of routers versus comparable devices from four leading vendors, denoted in this document as Vendors A, B, C and D.

	Huawei Technologies, Co.Ltd Document number: 212141 Huawei S9700 Series Switch Performance Evaluation and Feature Validation Release date: 12 December 2012
	Enterprise applications demand more and more network bandwidth. Whether the focus is big data, high-frequency transaction processing or video streaming, users require networks to deliver high bandwidth and low latency. Gigabit Ethernet ports are now the standard interface on desktop and even laptop computers and more and more servers are being outfitted with 10GbE ports. And, in some cases, 10GbE ports are being aggregated. All of these factors point to the need for switches with high-density, high-speed ports. The Huawei S9700 series terabit routing switches (S9700 for short) are high- end switches designed for next-generation campus networks and data centers to provide service aggregation with support for 40- and 100-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. Huawei Technologies commissioned Tolly to evaluate the S9700 series of high-end smart routing enterprise switches. The S9700 series includes the S9703, S9706, and S9712 models, which have similar functions. For this report, the S9706 switch was tested.

	IBM Corporation Document number: 212148ZH IBM 安全网络入侵防护系统 GX7800 效力和性能评测对比 Release date: 06 December 2012
	如今，企业级网络面临来自四面八方、设计巧妙的众多威胁，严峻程度前所未见。有效的威胁防护解决方案不仅要能够防范现实世界日新月异的威胁，而且还要提供高水平的性能和可用性。 IBM 委托 Tolly 测评其基于协议的 IBM 安全网络入侵防护系统 GX7800，并将其效力与基于 Snort 的设备（一种基于签名的平台）进行比较。 Tolly 工程师对 GX7800 的性能进行了多次不同的测试，并得出混合流量负载下最大 35.7 Gbps 吞吐量的测试结果。这证明系统对网络流量激增、扩容和容量的承受力要高于 IBM 公布的性能特点。Tolly 还评测了 GX7800 的效力和功能。测试表明，在拦截公众已知漏洞攻击方面，GX7800 比 Snort 更加有效，在拦截变异漏洞攻击方面更是遥遥领先 — 拦截率 100%，而 Snort 只有 52%。

	IBM Corporation Document number: 212148 IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System GX7800 Comparative Efficacy and Performance Evaluation Release date: 06 December 2012
	Enterprise-class networks today are facing more advanced threats from a multitude of sources than ever before. Effective threat protection solutions must defend against real-world threats that are evolving quickly, and at the same time deliver high levels of performance and availability. IBM commissioned Tolly to evaluate their protocol-based IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System GX7800 and compare its efficacy to that of a Snort-based device, a signature- based platform. Tolly engineers conducted many different performance tests with the GX7800 and achieved a maximum of 35.7 Gbps throughput under mixed traffic loads. This demonstrates a great tolerance for network surges, growth and capacity over IBM's published performance characteristics. Tolly also evaluated the GX7800’s efficacy and functionality. Tests showed the GX7800 to be more effective blocking publicly-available exploits than Snort and dramatically more effective when blocking mutated exploits - blocking 100% compared to 52% for Snort.

	IBM Corporation Document number: 212148JP IBM Security Network IPS GX7800 性能の比較とパフォーマンス評価 Release date: 06 December 2012
	今日のエンタープライズ・クラスのネットワークは、かつてないほどの多数のソースからの高度な脅威に直面しています。効果的な脅威保護ソリューションは、急速に進化しつつある実社会の脅威に対し防御を行い、同時に高レベルのパフォーマンスと可用性を実現する必要があります。IBM は Tolly に、プロトコルベースの IBM Security Network IPS GX7800 の評価を行い、その性能を、シグネチャベースのプラットフォームである Snort ベースの機器と比較するよう委託しました。 Tolly のエンジニアは、GX7800 で多くのさまざまなパフォーマンステストを行い、混合トラフィック負荷のもと最大 35.7 Gbps のスループットを達成しました。これは、ネットワークの急増や拡張に対する耐性の高さや、IBM の公表されたパフォーマンス特性に対する能力を示すものです。Tolly はまた、GX7800 の性能と機能の評価も行いました。テストから、GX7800が、Snort よりセキュリティー上の脆弱性を突く公開されているエクスプロイトを効果的に阻止し、変異型のエクスプロイトに対する阻止でより効果的 (100% 阻止、Snort では 52%) であることが分かりました.

	IBM Corporation Document number: 212148ESEU Sistema de prevención de intrusiones para seguridad de redes GX7800 de IBM Evaluación comparativa de eficacia y rendimiento Release date: 06 December 2012
	En la actualidad, las redes de las empresas se enfrentan más que nunca con amenazas avanzadas que provienen de muchas fuentes diferentes. Las soluciones que brindan protección eficaz deben proteger contra las amenazas del mundo real que evolucionan rápidamente y, al mismo tiempo, proporcionar altos niveles de rendimiento y disponibilidad. IBM encomendó a Tolly la evaluación de su sistema de prevención de intrusiones para seguridad de redes GX7800 de IBM ( IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System GX7800) y la comparación de su eficacia con la de un dispositivo basado en Snort, una plataforma que se basa en firmas. Los ingenieros de Tolly realizaron muchas pruebas de rendimiento diferentes con el GX7800 y alcanzaron una velocidad de transmisión de datos máxima de 35.7 Gbps con cargas de tráfico combinado. Esto demuestra una gran tolerancia a los aumentos de actividad, el crecimiento y la capacidad de la red sobre las características de rendimiento publicadas de IBM. Tolly también evaluó la eficacia y la funcionalidad del GX7800. Las pruebas demostraron que el GX7800 es más eficaz que Snort para bloquear explotaciones de uso público, y claramente más eficaz cuando bloquea explotaciones mutadas ─ un bloqueo del 100% comparado con un 52% de Snort.

	IBM Corporation Document number: 212148FR IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System GX7800  Évaluation comparative de l’efficacité et des performances Release date: 06 December 2012
	Aujourd’hui plus que jamais, les réseaux d’entreprise sont confrontés à des menaces de plus en plus sophistiquées provenant d’une multitude de sources. Des solutions de protection efficaces doivent vous défendre contre des menaces concrètes qui évoluent rapidement, tout en fournissant en parallèle de hauts niveaux de performances et de disponibilité. IBM a confié à Tolly la tâche d’évaluer leur système à base de protocoles, IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System GX7800, et de comparer son efficacité par rapport à un périphérique Snort, plateforme à base de signatures. Les ingénieurs de Tolly ont testé extensivement les performances du système GX7800 et atteint un débit maximum de 35,7 Gb/s avec des charges de trafic mixtes. Ceci démontre une grande tolérance aux pointes d’activité, à la croissance et aux capacités du réseau par rapport aux caractéristiques de performance publiées par IBM. Nous avons également évalué l’efficacité et les fonctionnalités du système GX7800. Les tests ont démontré que le système GX7800 s’avérait plus efficace que Snort pour bloquer les attaques de type « exploit » connues et encore plus efficace pour contrer ces attaques après leur mutation. Le système GX7800 a bloqué 100 % des menaces, contre seulement 52 % pour Snort.

	Symantec Corporation Document number: 212131JP Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 VMware vSphere 5 仮想環境におけるウイルス対策の有効性 Release date: 03 December 2012
	仮想化対応エンドポイントセキュリティソリューションが進化し続けるにつれて、単一のマシンから全体インフラストラクチャまで、より多くの機能が仮想環境に適した形式でオフロードされています。管理者は、こうした再構築のパフォーマンス上の影響を考慮することに加え、防御機能が仮想環境で完全に機能するようにする必要があります。シマンテックは、新しい Symantec Endpoint Protection(SEP)12.1 と、競合他社のエージェントレスおよびエージェントベースソリューションを VMware vSphere 5 仮想環境内において比較するエンドポイントセキュリティ対策の有効性の評価を Tolly 社に委託しました。テストは、オンアクセススキャンを使用してマルウェアソースに対するベンダーソリューションの評価を中心に実施し、仮想環境におけるソリューションのリアルタイムの有効性を判定しました。

	Symantec Corporation Document number: 212130 Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Competitive Anti-virus Performance in VMware vSphere 5 Virtual Environments Release date: 03 December 2012
	As IT architects scale deployments of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, they must be aware of the resource requirements of “always on” and high-use components such as endpoint security systems. In virtual environments, vendors can implement their solution as a client-based agent where all security processing takes place on the client, a virtual appliance that handles the anti-virus (A/V) workload or, possibly, some hybrid of the two approaches. Symantec, Corp. commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance of its new Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 within VMware vSphere 5 virtual environments vs. agentless and agent-based solutions from competing vendors. Specifically, this testing focused on the system resource requirements of each solution when performing on-demand and on-access scanning functions, and during distributed virus definition updates.

	Symantec Corporation Document number: 212131 Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Anti-virus Effectiveness in VMware vSphere 5 Virtual Environments Release date: 03 December 2012
	As virtualization-aware endpoint security solutions continue to evolve, more and more functionality is offloaded from a single VM to its supporting infrastructure in the form of Virtual Appliances (VA). In addition to considering the performance impact of this re- architecting, administrators must also ensure that the protection offered remains fully-functional, even in virtual environments.

	Symantec Corporation Document number: 212130JP Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 VMware vSphere 5 仮想環境におけるウイルス対策のパフォーマンス Release date: 03 December 2012
	IT アーキテクトは、仮想デスクトップインフラ(VDI)ソリューションを拡張する際、エンドポイントセキュリティのように「常時稼働」していて頻繁に使用されるコンポーネントで必要とされるリソースを意識しなければなりません。仮想環境において、各ベンダーは、すべてのセキュリティ処理がクライアントで行われるクライアントベースのエージェント、ウイルス対策(A/V)の作業を処理する仮想アプライアンス、またはこの 2 つのアプローチのハイブリッドなど、さまざまな実装をしています。シマンテックは、Tolly 社に委託し、VMware vSphere 5 仮想環境におけるSymantec Endpoint Protection(SEP)12.1 と、競合ベンダーが提供しているエージェントレスおよびエージェントベースのソリューションのパフォーマンスに関するベンチマークテストを実施しました。具体的には、オンデマンドおよびオンアクセススキャンの実行時と、分散されたウイルス定義ファイルの更新時の各ソリューションのシステムリソース要件を中心として、テストを実施しました。 (次ページに続く)。

	WD, A Western Digital Company Document number: 212149 WD My Net AC1300 HD Dual-Band Router Single-Client 802.11ac WLAN Rate/Range Performance Comparison Release date: 27 November 2012
	The increase in wireless handheld devices in households, combined with ever-increasing use of video streaming and gaming, continues to consume all of the bandwidth available in traditional 802.11a/b/g/n networks. The new 802.11ac wireless LAN (WLAN) standard can offer dramatic increases in available bandwidth. WD, a Western Digital company, commissioned Tolly to validate the performance of its My Net AC1300 Router and compare that to comparable routers from six other vendors. Since current generation laptops do not yet run 802.11ac, media bridges from Western Digital and one other vendor were used to provide the Ethernet-to-WLAN connections for the test clients. The WD solution delivered consistent, “spike-free”, throughput and the highest average throughput of solutions tested from 30-75 ranges and over 345 Mbps at 75 feet.

	Qwilt Document number: 212151 Qwilt QB-100 Transparent Caching and Video Delivery Platform Performance and Features Evaluation Release date: 27 November 2012
	As the sheer volume of video applications over the internet has increased, so too has the need for video traffic handling solutions. Traditionally, video traffic is delivered to the consumer through use of content delivery networks (CDNs), which deliver content to the consumer on top of operator networks, thus leading to the term“over-the-top (or OTT)”video traffic. The Qwilt QB-100 is designed to assist carriers reduce the impact of OTT video traffic on their networks, improve quality of service for their end users, and prepare their networks for the future of online video. Qwilt commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance and functionality of their QB-100 in real-world environments. Tolly tests found that the QB-100 transparent caching and video delivery platform successfully classified over 20 Gbps of network traffic consisting of a mix of video, HTTP, UDP, and other types of traffic, and delivered 10 Gbps of sustained OTT video traffic to simulated clients.

	WD, A Western Digital Company Document number: 212149DE WD My Net AC1300 HD Dual-Band Router Vergleich der 802.11ac WLAN Durchsatz-/Reichweitenleistung bei Verwendung von Einzel-Clients Release date: 27 November 2012
	Die immer größer werdende Anzahl kabelloser Endgeräte in Haushalten und die kontinuierlich ansteigende Nutzung von Video-Streaming und Gaming führen regelmäßig dazu, dass die gesamte in herkömmlichen 802.11a/b/g/n-Netzwerken verfügbare Bandbreite ausgelastet wird. Der neue WLAN- (Wireless LAN) Standard 802.11ac kann die verfügbare Bandbreite dramatisch steigern. Verbraucher können sich 802.11ac-Router zunutze machen, die maximalen Durchsatz und die höchstmögliche Reichweite bieten. WD, ein Unternehmen der Western Digital-Gruppe, beauftragte Tolly damit, die Leistung seines My Net AC1300 Routers zu prüfen und mit vergleichbaren Routern von sechs weiteren Anbietern zu vergleichen. Da Laptops der aktuellen Generation 802.11ac noch nicht verwenden, wurden Media Bridges von Western Digital sowie eines weiteren Anbieters eingesetzt, um Ethernet-WLAN-Verbindungen für die Test-Clients bereitzustellen. Die Lösung von WD lieferte einen gleichmäßigen Durchsatz ohne Spitzen, und der durchschnittliche Durchsatz, der bei Reichweiten von 30 bis 75 Fuß (ca. 10 bis 25 Meter) gemessen wurde, lag mit 345 Mbit/s bei 75 Fuß (ca. 25 Meter) über den Ergebnissen aller anderen Lösungen.

	WD, A Western Digital Company Document number: 212149NL WD My Net AC1300 HD Dual-Band Router Single-Client 802.11ac WLAN snelheid/bereik vermogensvergelijking Release date: 27 November 2012
	De toename in draadloze handapparatuur in huishoudens, gecombineerd met de gestadig groeiende video streaming en gaming, blijft alle beschikbare bandbreedte in traditionele 802.11a/b/g/n-netwerken verbruiken. De nieuwe 802.11ac draadloze LAN (WLAN)-standaard kan de beschikbare bandbreedte aanzienlijk verhogen. Consumenten kunnen profiteren van 802.11ac-routers die de maximale doorvoer en het langste bereik bieden. WD, een Western Digital-bedrijf, gaf Tolly opdracht om het vermogen van haar My Net AC1300-router te valideren en te vergelijken met vergelijkbare routers van zes andere verkopers. Omdat de huidige generatie laptops nog niet met 802.11ac werkt werden mediabruggen van Western Digital en een andere verkoper gebruikt om de Ethernet-to-WLAN-verbindingen voor de testclienten te leveren. De WD-oplossing leverde consequente, “spike-free”, doorvoer en de hoogste gemiddelde doorvoer van oplossingen die in 30-75 bereiken en meer dan 345Mbps bij 75 feet werden getest.

	WD, A Western Digital Company Document number: 212149FR Routeur double bande WD My Net AC1300 HD Comparaison des performances Débit/Plage 802.11ac WLAN pour un client unique Release date: 27 November 2012
	L’augmentation de l’usage des périphériques sans fil dans les foyers, combinée à la croissance effrénée de l’usage du streaming et des jeux vidéo, entraînent la consommation de la totalité de la bande passante disponible dans les réseaux 802.11a/b/g/n traditionnels. La nouvelle norme 802.11ac Wireless LAN (WLAN) peut augmenter considérablement la bande passante disponible. Les consommateurs peuvent exploiter des routeurs 802.11ac qui fournissent le débit maximal et la plage la plus grande. WD, une société du groupe Western Digital, a chargé Tolly de valider les performances de son routeur My Net AC1300 et de les comparer à celles des produits similaires de six autres fournisseurs. Comme les ordinateurs porTableaus de la génération actuelle n’exploitent pas encore la norme 802.11ac, nous avons utilisé des passerelles de Western Digital et d’un autre fabricant pour fournir des connexions Ethernet/WLAN à nos clients de test. La solution WD a fourni un débit constant, sans pics d’activité, et le meilleur débit moyen pour toutes les solutions testées à partir des plages de 9 à 75 mètres et plus de 345 Mb/s à environ 23 mètres de distance.

	WD, A Western Digital Company Document number: 212149IT Router WD My Net AC1300 HD Dual-Band: Confronto prestazioni velocità/portata della WLAN 802.11ac per singolo client Release date: 27 November 2012
	L’aumento di dispositivi portatili wireless nelle famiglie, associato all’uso sempre maggiore di streaming video e giochi, continua a consumare tutta la banda disponibile nelle reti tradizionali 802.11a/b/g/n. Il nuovo standard LAN (WLAN) wireless 802.11ac può difrire grandi aumenti nella banda disponibile. I consumatori possono usufruire di router 801.11ac che forniscono il massimo throughput e la più lunga portata. WD, azienda di Western Digital, ha commissionato a Tolly la valutazione delle prestazioni del proprio Router My Net AC1300 e il confronto con router simili di altri sei fornitori. Poiché i laptop dell'attuale generazione non supportano ancora l'802.11ac, per fornire connessioni Ethernet-WLAN per i client del test, sono stati usati media bridge di Western Digital e di un altro fornitore. La soluzione WD ha fornito un throughput costante “senza picchi” e il più alto throughput medio delle soluzioni testate da intervalli di 30-75 e oltre 345 Mbps su 23 metri.

	WD, A Western Digital Company Document number: 212149ESEU Enrutador WD My Net AC1300 HD doble banda: Comparación de desempeño de índice/rango con un cliente único 802.11ac WLAN Release date: 27 November 2012
	El aumento de dispositivos inalámbricos de mano en los hogares, junto con el aumento constante del uso de las transmisiones de video y los juegos siguen consumiendo todo el ancho de banda disponible en las redes tradicionales 802.11a/b/g/n. El nuevo estándar inalámbrico LAN (WLAN) 802.11ac puede derecer aumentos drásticos en el ancho de banda disponible. Los consumidores se pueden beneficiar de los enrutadores 802.11ac que proporcionan la máxima velocidad de transmisión de datos y el rango más largo. WD, una empresa de Western Digital, le encomendó a Tolly que validara el desempeño de su enrutador My Net AC1300 y que lo comparara con los enrutadores comparables de otros seis proveedores. Debido a que las computadoras portátiles de la generación actual todavía no cuentan con 802.11ac, se usaron puentes de medios de Western Digital y de otro proveedor para proporcionar las conexiones Ethernet a WLAN para los clientes de prueba. La solución de WD proporcionó una velocidad de transmisión de datos constante y sin picos, y el promedio más alto de velocidad de transmisión de datos de las soluciones probadas en rangos de entre 30-75 y más de 345Mbps a 75 pies.

	Ixia Document number: 212150 Webcast: Ixia - Enhance the Capacity of Your Application, Security and Network Performance Tools Release date: 25 November 2012
	Ixia Network Visibility Solutions commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance and features of the Ixia Anue Net Tool Optimizer® (NTO) 5288/5293, which aggregates data from multiple visibility points and ensures the delivery of mission critical network traffic to essential monitoring and security tools, giving network operations teams complete visibility into their networks. View the on-demand webcast with Kevin Tolly presenting the study results along with Dario David of Ixia by clicking on the link below which will take you to the Ixia webcast landing page. Tolly-Ixia Webcast View On-demand Landing Page. The Tolly report can be downloaded from here. (Note: There is no download for this webcast item.)

	Huawei Technologies, Co.Ltd Document number: 212140 Huawei AR G3 Series Enterprise Routers GbE and 10GbE Forwarding and IPsec Throughput Release date: 02 November 2012
	In today’s enterprise, branch routers do much more than simply route traditional data packets - they must provide firewall and VPN services as well as handle voice traffic. Huawei has developed a family of enterprise routers that provide high rates of throughput, have embedded hardware encryption and digital signal processors (DSPs) to deal with these requirements. Furthermore, Huawei’s modular architecture provides for customers to select among various service and routing unit (SRU) boards to meet the customer’s particular throughput requirements. Huawei Technologies commissioned Tolly to evaluate the forwarding/ throughput performance of several models of its AR G3 series of enterprise routers. For the AR2200 series routers, Tolly benchmarked the AR2201-48FE and AR2202-48FE. For the AR3200 series, Tolly benchmarked a system equipped with three different SRU main boards: the SRU100, SRU200 and SRU400. With the SRU400, performance reached 40Gbps.

	Huawei Technologies, Co.Ltd Document number: 212143 Huawei AP6010 WLAN Access Point Performance Evaluation vs. Cisco Aironet 3502i AP Release date: 01 November 2012
	Driven by growth in the number of mobile workers, Wi-Fi (802.11n) now provides the primary office connectivity for many businesses. Higher per-client and aggregate AP throughput can reduce the number of APs required in a given location and thus, lower the customer’s investment in WLAN hardware. Huawei commissioned Tolly to validate the performance of its AP6010 WLAN AP with 2x2:2 MIMO capabilities and compare that to the Cisco Systems 2x3:2 MIMO-based WLAN solution. The Huawei AP6010 outperformed the Cisco Aironet 3502i AP in all test scenarios.

	Huawei Technologies, Co.Ltd Document number: 212142 Huawei AP7110 WLAN Access Point Rate/Range Performance Evaluation vs. Cisco Aironet 3602i AP Release date: 01 November 2012
	Driven by growth in the number of mobile workers, Wi-Fi (802.11n) now provides the primary office connectivity for many businesses. Higher per-client AP throughput at greater distances can reduce the number of APs required in a given location and thus, lower the customer’s investment in WLAN hardware. Huawei commissioned Tolly to validate the performance of its AP7110 WLAN AP with 3x3:3 MIMO capabilities and compare that to the Cisco Systems 4x4:3 MIMO-based AP. In tests of a single client, the Huawei AP7110 outperformed the Cisco Aironet 3602i AP in every test scenario

	Extreme Networks Document number: 212137 Extreme Networks Summit X460 Series Switch Performance, Features and Power Consumption Evaluation Release date: 15 October 2012
	Video/voice, database, financial and other applications put increasing bandwidth demands on the network. Even with these ever-increasing demands, it is expected that a networks’ latency remains low. Extreme Networks, Inc. commissioned Tolly to test and verify L2/L3 performance, power consumption, latency and features of their Summit X460 Series switch. The test results show that a Summit X460 series loaded to 100% of capacity will not drop traffic while still maintaining low latency. Thus, the Summit X460 will not compromise overall network performance during periods of high traffic. The Extreme Networks Summit X460 earned 18 Tolly certifications for product functionality in QoS, L3 functionality and other areas, as well as a key feature: SummitStack-V, which allows stacking across all Summit series switches. Power consumption tests proved the Summit X460-48p consumes less than 105W during periods of high network utilization.

	IBM Corporation Document number: 212134E IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 10Gb, Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch and RackSwitch G8052 and G8264 Functionality Certification and Interoperability Evaluation with Cisco Nexus 5548UP, 5596UP, C7009, and Catalyst 6509-E Release date: 02 October 2012
	Heterogeneous, multivendor networks are the rule rather than the exception. IT managers who deploy a variety of Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10GbE, and now 40GbE switching devices, in their networks need guaranteed interoperability of these switches to maintain a functional network. Since many networks operate with Cisco equipment, interoperability into Cisco networks is a key requirement for switches at the network edge. Tolly engineers evaluated the IBM EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch, EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch, RackSwitch G8052 and RackSwitch G8264 for interoperability with a Cisco Nexus 5548UP, 5596UP, Nexus 7000 and Cisco Catalyst 6509-E switch across Layer 2 features typically used in data center networks: auto-negotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE and 40GbE LAN PHY support, 802.3ad LACP support (Cisco EtherChannel), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, PVRST and Cisco PVRST+), Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol 802.1s support, virtual link aggregation (vLAG) (Cisco vPC)and Jumbo Frames. Also evaluated were Layer 3 features: Link Layer Discovery Protocol, RIPv2, BGPv4, OSPF v2 and v3. This is a one-page overview document, please refer to Tolly document 212134 for the complete report.

	Extreme Networks Document number: 212132 Extreme Networks Summit X440 Series Switch Performance, Features and Power Consumption Evaluation Release date: 01 October 2012
	Video/voice, database, financial and other applications put increasing bandwidth demands on the network. Even with these ever-increasing demands, it is expected that a networks’ latency remains low. Extreme Networks, Inc. commissioned Tolly to test and verify L2/L3 performance, power consumption, latency and features of their Summit X440 Series switch. The test results show that a Summit X440 series switch loaded to 100% of capacity will not drop traffic while still maintaining low latency. Thus, the Summit X440 will not compromise overall network performance during periods of high traffic. The Extreme Summit X440 earned 18 Tolly certifications for product functionality in QoS, L3 functionality and other areas, as well as a key differentiator common across all Extreme Networks switches: ID Manager. Power consumption tests proved the Summit X440-48p-10G consumes less than 100W during periods of high network utilization.

	IBM Corporation Document number: 212134 IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 10Gb, Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch and RackSwitch G8052 and G8264 Functionality Certification and Interoperability Evaluation with Cisco Nexus 5548UP, 5596UP, C7009, and Catalyst 6509-E Release date: 01 October 2012
	Heterogeneous, multivendor networks are the rule rather than the exception. IT managers who deploy a variety of Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10GbE, and now 40GbE switching devices, in their networks need guaranteed interoperability of these switches to maintain a functional network. Since many networks operate with Cisco equipment, interoperability into Cisco networks is a key requirement for switches at the network edge. Tolly engineers evaluated the IBM EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch, EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch, RackSwitch G8052 and RackSwitch G8264 for interoperability with a Cisco Nexus 5548UP, 5596UP, Nexus 7000 and Cisco Catalyst 6509-E switch across Layer 2 features typically used in data center networks: auto-negotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE and 40GbE LAN PHY support, 802.3ad LACP support (Cisco EtherChannel), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, PVRST and Cisco PVRST+), Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol 802.1s support, virtual link aggregation (vLAG) (Cisco vPC)and Jumbo Frames. Also evaluated were Layer 3 features: Link Layer Discovery Protocol, RIPv2, BGPv4, OSPF v2 and v3.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 212118JP Kaspersky Security Center 9 Trend Microと比較した物理環境および仮想環境の管理 Release date: 19 September 2012
	サーバー仮想化のメリットは非常に魅力的であるため、現在、ビジネス環境の規模を問わず、仮想化環境はビジネス環境の一部分となっています。ただし、物理システムと同様に、仮想システムでもセキュリティソフトウェアのインストールや管理が必要です。カスペルスキーは、セキュリティ管理システムを、物理システムと仮想システムの両方で一貫したインタフェースとなるように設計しています。カスペルスキーの委託を受けてTollyは、カスペルスキーセキュリティマネジメント(Kaspersky Security Management)と、Trend Microが提供する同等のセキュリティ管理製品を、物理システムと仮想システムの両方の管理という点で評価しました。このテストによって、カスペルスキーのユーザーは単一のセキュリティコンソールから物理環境と仮想環境の両方を管理できるのに対し、Trend Micro製品のユーザーは物理環境と仮想環境で異なる管理製品をインストールして使用する必要があるという点が確認されました。

	ONPATH Technologies Document number: 212135 ONPATH UCS 3900 Packet Blade Scalability, Feature, and Centralized Management Platform Evaluation Release date: 18 September 2012
	Today’s enterprises, service providers, and government agencies are being tasked to effectively monitor the performance and security of their networks. Fortunately, sophisticated tools are available for this purpose; however these tools are expensive and often in short supply in large organizations where assets are shared. To meet this need, ONPATH’s Universal Connectivity System (UCS) Packet Blade (P-Blade), also referred to as a “Network Packet Broker” (NPB), offers up to 48 ports of packet flow switching in a single blade system, 144 ports in a 3- blade system, and 576 ports in a 12-blade system. ONPATH commissioned Tolly to evaluate the scalability, functionality, and ease of management of ONPATH’s UCS P-Blade and HorizON management and monitoring software. The P-Blade provides ultra-low latency in a highly flexible, scalable Layer 1-4 platform, designed to improve network and application performance monitoring, network security, and forensic recording. The P-Blade delivers consistently low latency across the range of topologies and scenarios tested.

	Ixia Document number: 212129 Ixia Anue Net Tool Optimizer® 5288/5293 Performance, Feature, and Usability Evaluation Release date: 18 September 2012
	Telecommunications service providers face extreme pressure to preserve high network performance while trying to satisfy their users’ demands for increased network bandwidth. Spikes in network traffic consumption, often associated with social media, video and other multimedia traffic, can present a formidable challenge to service providers. Specialized applications such as high-frequency trading also have strict requirements to measure network performance. To meet these challenges, network teams require sophisticated and expensive network analysis gear coupled with a solution that optimizes the use of these network tools. Ixia Network Visibility Solutions commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance and features of the Ixia Anue Net Tool Optimizer® (NTO) 5288/5293, which aggregates data from multiple visibility points and ensures the delivery of mission critical network traffic to essential monitoring and security tools, giving network operations teams complete visibility into their networks. The Anue NTO delivers line-rate throughput across the range of topologies and scenarios tested.

	Infoblox, Inc Document number: 212136 Podcast: Infoblox IPAM for VMware vCloud Director Release date: 17 September 2012
	Tolly Group founder Kevin Tolly hosts an ten-minute podcast discussing Tolly test results of Infoblox IPAM published in Tolly report 212124. Kevin is joined by Tolly Director of Engineering, John Tolly and Infoblox's Arya Barirani. Stream from the Tolly Podcast page. Download is in mp3 format.

	Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. Document number: 212127 Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter Lite Gigabit Ethernet Routing Performance Evaluation Versus Cisco Systems 3925 Integrated Services Router and Juniper Networks J6350 Release date: 12 September 2012
	Ubiquiti Networks' EdgeRouter Lite offers unprecedented price/performance value, providing more than 100X higher performance per dollar than the Cisco and Juniper products compared in this report. With the combination of its broad feature set, advanced hardware platform, and disruptive price the EdgeRouter Lite is positioned to bring enterprise-class performance to a much wider audience. Ubiquiti Networks commissioned Tolly to evaluate the packet forwarding performance of its new EdgeRouter Lite product and compare that to enterprise-edge products from Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Tests showed that the EdgeRouter Lite, priced at $99 exceeded the performance of the competing devices that, for a basic configuration, cost in the range of $6,500 to $7,500.

	Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. Document number: 212128 Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter Lite Gigabit Ethernet Routing Performance Evaluation Versus MikroTik RB1100AHx2 Release date: 12 September 2012
	Ubiquiti Networks' EdgeRouter Lite offers unprecedented price/ performance value, providing more than 25X higher performance per dollar than the MikroTik product compared in this report. With the combination of its broad feature set, advanced hardware platform, and disruptive price the EdgeRouter Lite is positioned to bring enterprise-class performance to a much wider audience. Ubiquiti Networks commissioned Tolly to evaluate the packet forwarding performance of its new EdgeRouter Lite product and compare that to a similar product from MikroTik. Tests showed that the EdgeRouter Lite priced at $99 performed significantly better than the competing device that costs around $475.

	Dialogic Inc. Document number: 212126 Dialogic PowerMedia Extended Media Server (XMS) 1.1 Conference and Generated Caller Performance with Voice Quality Evaluation Release date: 05 September 2012
	Software media processing deployed on standard computer server hardware is an effective alternative to specialized DSP-based hardware typically found in service provider networks supporting value-added services (VAS) applications. Dialogic’s PowerMedia Extended Media Server is a next-generation software media server product that meets the performance requirements necessary to support value-added services such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR), messaging and conferencing for service provider applications. The performance test results published in this report confirm PowerMedia meets or exceeds criteria in areas of media server density, host CPU and memory utilization, call processing, media latency and voice quality as defined by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for media latency and the PESQ algorithm for voice quality.

	Motorola Solutions, Inc. Document number: 212125RU Решение для беспроводных ЛВС Motorola WiNG 5 Сравнение с решениями Aruba Networks и Cisco Systems при развертывании в филиалах и розничных магазинах Release date: 05 September 2012
	Беспроводные локальные сети, ранее являвшиеся лишь придатком проводных офисных ЛВС, в настоящее время являются основной средой передачи данных во многих организациях. Увеличение пропускной способности сделало возможным использование беспроводных сетей для передачи большего трафика. А быстрое распространение планшетных компьютеров и смягчение политики в отношении использования на рабочих местах собственных устройств пользователей привели как к росту важности беспроводных сетей, так и к появлению дополнительных проблем, связанных с управлением ими. Растущие организации рассчитывают, что надежность информационных систем в их филиалах будет сравнима с показателями для головного офиса. При беспроводной доставке бизнес-приложений беспроводная ЛВС становится критически важным элементом инфраструктуры филиала. По заказу корпорации Motorola компания Tolly выполнила сравнение решений Motorola, Aruba и Cisco по ряду параметров, особенно важных при использовании в системах удаленных филиалов. Выяснилось, что решение компании Motorola, основанное на фирменной архитектуре WiNG 5, обеспечивает значительные преимущества по сравнению с конкурирующими решениями. Оно проще развертывается и лучше масштабируется, чем решения Aruba и Cisco, обеспечивает значительные преимущества в плане функциональности и безопасности при отключении филиалов или магазинов от контроллера в центральном офисе, а также предоставляет функции приоритизации каналов ГВС, отсутствующие у конкурентов.

	Mellanox Technologies, LTD Document number: 212139 Webcast: Mellanox - Shattering Ethernet Switch Performance Records Release date: 02 September 2012
	Mellanox commissioned Tolly to evaluate SwitchX®-based SX1016 and SX1036 Ethernet switches benchmarking throughput, latency, multicast performance and power consumption. View the on-demand webcast with Kevin Tolly presenting the study results along with Mellanox Director, Product Management Amit Katz by clicking on the link below which will take you to the Mellanox webcast landing page. Mellanox Webcast View On-demand Landing Page. The Tolly report can be downloaded from here. (Note: There is no download for this webcast item.)

	Fluke Networks Document number: 212138 Webcast: Fluke Networks - Maintaining visibility on saturated 10Gbps links to verify application performance Release date: 01 September 2012
	Fluke Networks commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance of its Network Time MachineTM (NTM) network capture and application analysis appliance. Specifically, tests were focused on illustrating 100% sustained data capture at full-duplex, 10 Gbps data rates - or 20 Gbps. View the on-demand webcast with Dir. of Engineering, John Tolly and Fluke's Vincent Choi presenting the study results by clicking on the link below which will take you to the Fluke webcast landing page. Fluke Webcast View On-demand Landing Page. The Tolly report can be downloaded from here. (Note: There is no download for this webcast item.)

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 212118 Kaspersky Security Center 9 Management of Physical and Virtual Environments vs. Trend Micro Release date: 21 August 2012
	The benefits of server virtualization are so compelling that virtualized environments are now a part of business environments large and small. As with their physical counterparts, though, virtualized systems require security software to be installed and managed. Kaspersky Lab has designed their security management system to provide a consistent interface across both physical and virtual systems. Kaspersky Lab commissioned Tolly to evaluate Kaspersky Security Management and comparable security management products from Trend Micro in a scenario where both physical and virtual systems are managed. Testing confirmed that Kaspersky users can administer both physical and virtual environments from a single security console, while users of the Trend Micro products need to install and use separate management products for physical and virtual environments.

	Motorola Solutions, Inc. Document number: 212125E Motorola WiNG 5 Wireless LAN Solution Evaluation vs. Aruba Networks and Cisco Systems in Branch Office & Retail Store Deployments - Executive Summary Release date: 16 August 2012
	Enterprise-class wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments have evolved from being adjunct to the office wired LAN and are now the primary communication medium for many organizations. Increased speeds have made the WLANs capable of carrying heavier traffic loads. In parallel, the dramatic increase of tablet computing and acceptability of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) have increased both the importance of the WLAN and the challenges in managing the environment. As business expands, organizations expect headquarters-class reliability for their branch operations. When business applications are delivered wirelessly, the WLAN becomes a critical element of the branch infrastructure. Motorola commissioned Tolly to evaluate the Motorola, Aruba and Cisco offerings in several areas especially critical in remote branch office environments. The Motorola solution, built on its WiNG 5 architecture, provided significant benefits over the competing solutions. Motorola’s deployment was less complex and scaled better than Aruba and Cisco, provided significant functionality and security benefits when branch/retail locations were disconnected from the central-site controller and offered WAN prioritization functionality not offered by the others. This is a two-page summary document, please refer to Tolly document 212125 for the complete report.

	Motorola Solutions, Inc. Document number: 212125 Motorola WiNG 5 Wireless LAN Solution Evaluation vs. Aruba Networks and Cisco Systems in Branch Office & Retail Store Deployments Release date: 16 August 2012
	Enterprise-class wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments have evolved from being adjunct to the office wired LAN and are now the primary communication medium for many organizations. Increased speeds have made the WLANs capable of carrying heavier traffic loads. In parallel, the dramatic increase of tablet computing and acceptability of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) have increased both the importance of the WLAN and the challenges in managing the environment. As business expands, organizations expect headquarters-class reliability for their branch operations. When business applications are delivered wirelessly, the WLAN becomes a critical element of the branch infrastructure. Motorola commissioned Tolly to evaluate the Motorola, Aruba and Cisco offerings in several areas especially critical in remote branch office environments. The Motorola solution, built on its WiNG 5 architecture, provided significant benefits over the competing solutions. Motorola’s deployment was less complex and scaled better than Aruba and Cisco, provided significant functionality and security benefits when branch/retail locations were disconnected from the central-site controller and offered WAN prioritization functionality not offered by the others.