P2P Management
P2P traffic management is required in any network where a relatively small number of clients running P2P or other bandwidth-hungry bulk applications such as music or video sharing, or interactive gaming, can consume the available network
With its unique BTC technology, the Anagran FR-1000 constantly observes all flows and recognizes bulk and P2P traffic based on real-time flow statistics. The service class parameters assigned to a flow can be changed based on this process. Since P2P traffic may likely be assigned a lower class of service than other more important traffic types, Anagran products can essentially meter the P2P traffic in favor of other traffic. This keeps the P2P traffic from consuming network bandwidth required by other more important interactive, latency-sensitive traffic types. This P2P detection and management capability is especially effective at network peering points, either between separate networks or between multiple regions within one large network. Note that P2P traffic can be limited to not exceed a certain percentage of transmission capacity, but can still be allowed to continue, with policy-defined limitations per how much network capacity it can consume.
All of this fine-tuned traffic recognition, classification, grooming, QoS enforcement, and wire-speed packet forwarding takes place within the Anagran product, requiring no other special-purpose appliances for these tasks. This integration of functionality within a single high-capacity device simplifies network configuration, frees up considerable rack space, and minimizes capital expenditures.
