The rise of the Internet provides enterprises with a unique opportunity to realize cost savings in their internal and external communications. But the Internet was not designed with security in mind. Enterprises with mission-critical Internet applications must secure the data they transmit, as well as protect their internal networks from outside intrusion. The Nortel VPN Router 2700 is an ideal solution for large enterprises that want to extend secure remote access to many teleworkers or remote sites. . | NORTEL Product Bulletin Nortel VPN Router 2700 Delivering security for the Internet The rise of the Internet provides enterprises with a unique opportunity to realize cost savings in their internal and external communications. But the Internet was not designed with security in mind. Enterprises with mission-critical Internet applications must secure the data they transmit as well as protect their internal networks from outside intrusion. The Nortel VPN Router 2700 is an ideal solution for large enterprises that want to extend secure remote access to many teleworkers or remote sites. The VPN Router 2700 is an ideal solution for enterprises that require secure high-performance connectivity to the Internet or managed IP networks. Designed for larger regional or headquarters sites the VPN Router 2700 provides IP routing Virtual Private Networking VPN stateful firewall encryption authentication and bandwidth management in a single integrated platform. As a modular solution the VPN Router 2700 flexibly addresses enterprise needs for secure Internet connectivity including VPN communications stateful firewalling and IP routing. With a compre- Nortel VPN Router 2700 hensive set of secure IP services along with hardware-based encryption acceleration the VPN Router 2700 allows enterprises to deploy needed services today with the ability to easily add new ones in the future. A variety of LAN WAN interface options enables the VPN Router 2700 to act as the all-in-one IP edge solution for secure connection to the Internet or IP network. It offers high-speed LAN 10 100 1000 Mbps as well as comprehensive WAN options T1 V35 ISDN and HSSI as well as Frame Relay support for flexible connectivity. Modular platform for flexible expansion The VPN Router 2700 offers three expansion slots that can be used to integrate a range of hardware options. These include both 10 100 Mbps and Gigabit Ethernet V35 T1 E1 ISDN ADSL and HSSI interfaces for fan-out and back-up purposes. Low