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Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Application Switches
At-A-Glance
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Overview
Cisco
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ACE Application Control Engine application
switches represent the state of the art in next-generation
application switches for increasing the availability, perfor-
mance, and security of data center applications.
application switches for increasing the availability, perfor-
mance, and security of data center applications.
The Cisco ACE family of application switches includes
the Cisco ACE Service Module for the Cisco Catalyst
the Cisco ACE Service Module for the Cisco Catalyst
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6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers,
as well as the Cisco ACE 4710 Appliance in a standalone
form factor for discrete data center deployments.
as well as the Cisco ACE 4710 Appliance in a standalone
form factor for discrete data center deployments.
Through a broad set of load balancing and content
switching capabilities, coupled with unique virtualized
architecture (Figure 1) and granular user access control,
Cisco ACE provides industry-leading time and cost
reduction for application deployment, build-out, and
performance or security enhancement. IT departments
and end users benefit directly through faster application
rollout, improved response time, and long-term invest-
ment protection.
switching capabilities, coupled with unique virtualized
architecture (Figure 1) and granular user access control,
Cisco ACE provides industry-leading time and cost
reduction for application deployment, build-out, and
performance or security enhancement. IT departments
and end users benefit directly through faster application
rollout, improved response time, and long-term invest-
ment protection.
Figure 1. Cisco ACE Product Family Architecture
Application availability: To increase application
availability, the Cisco ACE product family uses best-
in-class Layer 4 load balancing and Layer 7 content
switching algorithms coupled with highly available
system software and hardware. Specifically, Cisco
ACE provides a state-of-the-art failover system
with an extensive set of application health probes
that helps ensure that traffic is forwarded to the most
available server. To help ensure data center availability,
Cisco ACE is integrated with the industry-leading
Cisco multiple data center availability system: the
Cisco ACE Global Site Selector (GSS). Cisco GSS
provides connection failover between data centers
and helps ensure business continuity.
Application performance: Cisco ACE is designed
to accelerate the application experience for all
users, whether they are in the office or on the road.
To enable optimal application performance for
remote and traveling users, Cisco ACE products
use a range of acceleration capabilities to improve
application response time, reduce bandwidth
volume, and improve the efficiency of protocols.
These technologies, including hardware-based
compression, delta encoding, and Flash Forward,
improve performance and reduce response time
by minimizing latency and data transfers for any
HTTP-based application, for any internal or external
end user. Cisco ACE also improves server perfor-
mance by caching and offloading Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) and TCP.
Security: Cisco ACE is designed to serve as a last
line of server defense. The Cisco ACE provides
protection against application threats and denial-
of-service (DoS) attacks with features such as deep
packet inspection, network and protocol security,
and highly scalable access control capabilities.
availability, the Cisco ACE product family uses best-
in-class Layer 4 load balancing and Layer 7 content
switching algorithms coupled with highly available
system software and hardware. Specifically, Cisco
ACE provides a state-of-the-art failover system
with an extensive set of application health probes
that helps ensure that traffic is forwarded to the most
available server. To help ensure data center availability,
Cisco ACE is integrated with the industry-leading
Cisco multiple data center availability system: the
Cisco ACE Global Site Selector (GSS). Cisco GSS
provides connection failover between data centers
and helps ensure business continuity.
Application performance: Cisco ACE is designed
to accelerate the application experience for all
users, whether they are in the office or on the road.
To enable optimal application performance for
remote and traveling users, Cisco ACE products
use a range of acceleration capabilities to improve
application response time, reduce bandwidth
volume, and improve the efficiency of protocols.
These technologies, including hardware-based
compression, delta encoding, and Flash Forward,
improve performance and reduce response time
by minimizing latency and data transfers for any
HTTP-based application, for any internal or external
end user. Cisco ACE also improves server perfor-
mance by caching and offloading Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) and TCP.
Security: Cisco ACE is designed to serve as a last
line of server defense. The Cisco ACE provides
protection against application threats and denial-
of-service (DoS) attacks with features such as deep
packet inspection, network and protocol security,
and highly scalable access control capabilities.
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Customer Benefits of Cisco ACE Application
Switches
Switches
The Cisco ACE family of application switches offers several
important customer benefits, including the following:
important customer benefits, including the following:
Reduced ongoing cost of application infrastructure
and increased server efficiency
Better end-user productivity through improved
application availability and up to 500 percent faster
response times
Up to 400 percent lower power and cooling
expenses
Up to 75 percent more rapid application deployments
and build-outs
and increased server efficiency
Better end-user productivity through improved
application availability and up to 500 percent faster
response times
Up to 400 percent lower power and cooling
expenses
Up to 75 percent more rapid application deployments
and build-outs
Cisco ACE Application Switch Highlights
Virtual devices: Virtualized architecture is a
primary design element of the Cisco ACE, and
is a unique advantage over other solutions in the
marketplace. IT managers can configure up to 250
virtual devices that are secure and isolated from
each other on a single Cisco ACE platform. The
resulting benefits are far fewer devices to manage
as application deployments grow, significantly lower
power and cooling expenses, and faster time-to-
service for new applications.
Role-based system administration: Multiple
departments or stakeholders can independently
manage appropriate role-assigned tasks with Cisco
ACE, reducing interdepartmental conflict and
increasing productivity.
Best-in-industry performance and scalability:
Cisco ACE provides best-in-industry scalability and
throughput for managing application traffic: up to 64
Gbps in a single Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch
chassis.
primary design element of the Cisco ACE, and
is a unique advantage over other solutions in the
marketplace. IT managers can configure up to 250
virtual devices that are secure and isolated from
each other on a single Cisco ACE platform. The
resulting benefits are far fewer devices to manage
as application deployments grow, significantly lower
power and cooling expenses, and faster time-to-
service for new applications.
Role-based system administration: Multiple
departments or stakeholders can independently
manage appropriate role-assigned tasks with Cisco
ACE, reducing interdepartmental conflict and
increasing productivity.
Best-in-industry performance and scalability:
Cisco ACE provides best-in-industry scalability and
throughput for managing application traffic: up to 64
Gbps in a single Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch
chassis.
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