Launch of an IPsec-Supporting Gigabit Ethernet Router “FITELnet F200”
- Adapted to Wireless Communication Terminals of USB Type -

Furukawa Electric adds “FITELnet F200”, which is adapted to gigabit Ethernet and to wireless communication terminals of USB type, to the FITELnet-F series of IPsec ^{(Note 1)} -supporting broadband routers. This product will be launched on February 1, 2010.

The FITELnet F200 is equipped with the gigabit Ethernet interface on its all WAN/LAN ports, and achieves a transfer speed higher than 500Mbps in IPsec communications. Moreover, the USB interface is equipped with, making the router adapted to various wireless communication terminals including 3.5G mobile terminals.

The FITELnet F200 is provided with superior performance appropriate for fixed-line communication services where speed upgrading is accelerated, and is well adapted to wireless communication services which are advancing considerably. Thus the product satisfies the requirements raised by not only broadband networks but also high-standard corporate networks, including wireless WANs and flexible backup structures.

Developmental Background

FITELnet F200

With the widespread use of optical broadband services in recent years, the bandwidth of access lines offered by communication common carriers exceeds 100Mps, and is advancing toward 1Gbps. Thus corporate networks where communication traffic is rapidly increasing face the issue of speed upgrading, so that there is an urgent need for introducing such broadband access lines.

In wireless communication services also, the next generation of high-speed communication services such as the mobile WiMAX ^{(Note 2)} and XGP ^{(Note 3)} have emerged. Hereafter, it is anticipated that, as wireless communication services increase in speed, the communication interface become more multifaceted, together with possible introduction of new communication services such as LTE ^{(Note 4)}.

Accordingly, there is a strong need to utilize, within corporate networks, the high-speed fixed line communication services like optical broadband services, along with wireless communication services that are ever diversifying. We have developed the FITELnet F200 in response to such customers' needs. Based on the broadband router FITELnet-F100 that has plenty of track records, the core technology of the FITELnet F2000, the gigabit Ethernet-adapted IPsec-supporting line concentrator router, has been combined to realize a high throughput (higher than 500Mbps when IPsec is used). Moreover, the product has expanded the available path information in comparison to FITELnet-F100, making it possible to deal with scale expansion of corporate networks.

Features and Specifications of the Product

Examples of System Configuration

Glossary

(Note 1) IPsec (Internet Protocol Security):
IPsec is a protocol suite for realizing VPNs (Virtual Private Network) formulated by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), the standardization group for internetworking. With IPsec, falsification and/or eavesdropping of transfer data (packet) over the pathways is prevented by encryption, tunneling and decryption, thus structuring security assured VPNs.Back to Main Content

(Note 2) mobile WiMAX:
WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, and is a nickname of the high-speed wireless internet standardized based on IEEE 802.16e, a standard formulated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Domestically, it refers to the data communication service offered by UQ Communications Inc.Back to Main Content

(Note 3) XGP:
The data communication service employing XGP (eXtended Global Platform), the standard for the next-generation PHS. Domestically, WILLCOM Inc. has launched the service under the name of WILLCOM CORE XGP.Back to Main Content

(Note 4) LTE:
LTE stands for Long Term Evolution, a communication protocol for the next-generation mobile phone, which is under development targeted at commercialization in 2010. It is a further evolution of W-CDMA, the third-generation mobile phone, having theoretically a maximum transmission speed of 326Mbps for downlink, and 86Mbps for uplink.Back to Main Content

(Note 5) Event Action Function:
This is a maintenance operation function supported by the FITELnet-F Series, developed by Furukawa Electric. It performs various actions (such as the communication path changing, QoS policy changing, syslog transmission, etc.) based on multiple events (such as the monitored condition of path accessibility, interface conditions, and changes in the equipment temperatures, etc.), thereby contributing to, along with line backup function, implementation of various operation policy conceived by the network manager, and to improving efficiency in maintenance operation works.Back to Main Content