Technical Details for Nortel Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway 1700

Nortel Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway 1700 ... integrated platform. Designed for the enterprise edge - the intersection of an enterprise's private and public IP networks - the Contivity family leverages the cost advantages of the Internet while providing secure communications across the public IP infrastructure. With a comprehensive set of software-based IP services, Contivity allows enterprises to easily deploy needed services today with the flexibility to add new ones in the future - all without costly hardware upgrades. Service providers similarly can deliver new revenue-generating IP and security services without "truck rolls" or disruption to existing network infrastructure.

The Contivity 1700 delivers IP routing, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), stateful firewall, encryption, authentication, directory and policy services, Quality of Service (QoS), and bandwidth management services in a single integrated platform. With the ability to mix and match IP services through simple activation of license keys, the Contivity 1700 is an ideal solution for enterprises looking for site-to-site and remote access VPN services, dedicated IP routing, and secure Internet access applications. Serving the mid-range enterprise secure IP services market, the Contivity 1700 can be deployed as either a headquarters or branch solution. As a headquarters solution, it can serve small and medium-sized businesses needing a secure Internet (e.g., VPN gateway, firewall) or IP routing device for their data center. Alternatively, it can be deployed in an enterprise's branch sites that require IP security and/or routing services with connection back to the headquarters data center. With comprehensive WAN services - including T1/E1, V.35/X.21, V.90 and ISDN, along with frame relay support - the Contivity 1700 can act as the all-in-one enterprise "IP edge" solution for secure connection to the Internet or IP network.