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FireBrick FB6000
FireBrick FB6000
The FB6000 series of products is a family of high speed ISP/telcos grade routers and firewalls providing a range of specific functions.
ISP/telco grade performance...
Internet service providers and telecommunications companies have very high demands for equipment - it must handle the load of thousands of users and must work absolutely reliably all of the time. The FireBrick team have taken a decade of experience with the FB105 router/firewall product to produce the first of a new range of solutions which are truly ISP grade. Of course, you don't have to be an ISP or telco to have the same high demands.
Key features of the FB6000 family
- 1U 19" rack mount
- Very low power consumption - all important with today's power charges in data centres
- Two small, SNMP monitored, fans are the only moving parts for high reliability
- Dual 120/230V AC power feed with SNMP monitoring
- IPv6 built in from the start
- Gigabit performance
The specific products include BGP & OSPF routers, L2TP termination with advance monitoring features, large scale broadband line monitoring systems, and much more.
Low power
Power consumption is not just a green issue, but increasingly it is a big cost issue too. Data centre power is expensive and often limited. It is not uncommon for a whole rack to only have 2A of power available. The FB6000 series has been designed with low power in mind and is a fraction of the consumption of many contemporary routers at around 30W total.
Warning at least one FB6000 user that have power control switches and uses nagios has said they are unable to stop nagios reporting that the power usage is too low. You may have to include other equipment on the same power switch to stop this.
IPv6 is happening
IPv6 is rapidly becoming important for internet providers and businesses, so the FB6000 series operating system has been designed to handle IPv6 from the start. This makes configuration and operation using IPv6 and IPv4 seamless and easy.
Innovation to save you money
The FB6000 series already includes some innovative features. The L2TP solution includes constant quality monitoring of broadband lines allowing a higher quality of technical support with fewer support staff. Real-time loss/latency/usage graphs are available straight off the FB6000 itself allowing simple integration in to ISP management systems.
Easy to configure
The configuration management in the FB6000 series is designed to be easy and simple to use. Configuration via serial console, ssh console, web and via XML all provide the same settings which can all be updated on-the-fly. The XML interface is perfect for scripted configuration from central management systems and includes published XSD definitions for integration with 3rd party tools. The command line and web interface provide interactive help on every aspect of the configuration.
Made to last
Just like the FB105, the new FB6000 are made to last. They are not just a PC, but are custom hardware built from scratch to provide performance and reliability. The same applies to the operating system and software - designed from the ground up for optimal performance. No need to worry about virus checking the FireBrick as all code is digitally signed and produced entirely by the FireBrick team.
Coming soon
The first of the FB6000 products are already in use with internet providers for critical system operations handling thousands of customers. Beta testing is expected soon with full launch of the first variants expected later in 2009.
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Please check the full product specifications for details once the products are formally launched.