CipherOptics Announces Ethernet Security Gateways for Gigabit and 10/100 Networks

By Laura Stotler

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

CipherOptics Inc. has rolled out its CipherOptics Ethernet Security Gateway line of products for ensuring data security in transit over Ethernet networks. It meets both Gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet network requirements, and offers full-duplex, high performance with low encryption overhead and virtually no latency.

 

The new gateway secures data regardless of the communications protocols being used, enabling customers to protect their data over Ethernet Campus Networks, Metro Ethernet Networks and internal core networks with no impact on network operations.

 

The CipherOptics Gateway address encryption requirements by encrypting data in transit and providing logical or deterministic firewall support. The solution inspects each packet sourced from the less secure network and any packets that aren’t encrypted with the correct key or are modified in any way are rejected. This offers additional protection for enterprise LAN environments.

 

Customers may encrypt Ethernet traffic at full-duplex, Gigabit speeds with the CipherOptics ESG1002, or at 100 Mbps with the CipherOptics ESG100, offering maximum security for all Ethernet data traffic. The two appliances easily integrate with the existing network and protect Ethernet protocols including IPv4, IPv6, IPX and others. They both offer microsecond range latency to enable high performance voice and video applications on campus or in Metro Ethernet networks through a non-disruptive, transparent architecture.

"With recent networking advances, Ethernet services are more and more attractive to our customers because they enable high-bandwidth, cost-effective, network connections - resulting in a 40%-60% cost savings," said Ron Willis, president and CEO, CipherOptics. "The CipherOptics ESG1002 and CipherOptics ESG100 not only give our customers the ability to secure this vulnerable link, but allows them to control any risks on-site - an invaluable benefit in securing data in motion to meet today's complex security and compliance mandates."
 
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Laura Stotler writes about IP Communications and related topics for TMCnet. She has covered VoIP and related technologies for seven years, contributing to Internet Telephony magazine and TMCnet, and as a freelance writer. To see more articles, please visit: Laura Stotler’s columnist page.