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MX Sizing Guide

March 2014

This technical document provides guidelines for choosing the right 
Cisco Meraki security appliance based on real-world deployments, 
industry standard benchmarks and in-depth feature descriptions.

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Страница 1: ... Guide March 2014 This technical document provides guidelines for choosing the right Cisco Meraki security appliance based on real world deployments industry standard benchmarks and in depth feature descriptions ...

Страница 2: ...of security features that can be deployed in any given MX device performance will vary depending on the use case Choosing the right MX depends on the use case and the deployment characteristics This technical guide is designed to help answer the following questions How do I decide which MX model I need Which features should I turn on How do MX models compare against the competition Choosing the ri...

Страница 3: ...00 500 2000 10000 Max Stateful L3 firewall throughput in passthrough mode 100Mbps 250Mbps 500Mbps 1Gbps 2Gbps Stateful L3 fw in NAT mode 100Mbps 250Mbps 500Mbps 1Gbps 2Gbps Max connections 100 000 100 000 500 000 1 000 000 2 000 000 Max connections per sec 2 500 4 500 12 000 30 000 30 000 Max VPN throughput per tunnel no WAN Opt 35Mbps 80Mbps 100Mbps 200Mbps 200Mbps Max VPN connections site to sit...

Страница 4: ... Web caching Accelerating access to Web content by caching locally Medium Ideal for repetitively accessing heavy multimedia content frequently for low bandwidth networks Not recommended for high bandwidth networks Please note that YouTube doesn t support web caching Content filtering top sites Category based URL filtering using locally downloaded database Low Choose this option if your priority is...

Страница 5: ...c pattern Traffic flowing through the MX security appliance for testing purposes was composed of the following protocols applications MX60 MX60W MX80 MX100 MX400 MX600 Max throughput 10Mbps 40Mbps 75Mbps 160Mbps 160Mbps Client count 25 100 500 2 000 10 000 10 HTTP browsing 20 HTTPS browsing 20 HTTP download 20 FTP 20 CIFS non VPN 5 HTTP over VPN 5 CIFS over VPN Throughput configuration USE CASE Ev...

Страница 6: ...00 Max throughput 20Mbps 50Mbps 100Mbps 200Mbps 200Mbps Client count 25 100 500 2 000 10 000 MX60 MX60W MX80 MX100 MX400 MX600 Max throughput 20Mbps 50Mbps 100Mbps 200Mbps 200Mbps Client count 25 100 500 2 000 10 000 YouTube for Schools Web caching not available on MX60 MX60W Throughput configuration Throughput configuration USE CASE K 12 school deployment with limited bandwidth Schools need stron...

Страница 7: ...60 MX60W MX80 MX100 MX400 MX600 Max throughput 10Mbps 40Mbps 75Mbps 160Mbps 160Mbps Client count 25 100 500 2 000 10 000 20 HTTP browsing 20 HTTPS browsing 20 HTTP download 20 FTP 20 streaming media 10 Amazon media 10 Netflix 30 HTTP browsing 30 HTTPS browsing 20 HTTP download 10 CIFS 10 VPN Throughput configuration Throughput configuration USE CASE Higher Ed firewall Higher Ed institutions tradit...

Страница 8: ...yed in the datacenter as a one armed VPN WAN optimization aggregator possibly as an Active Passive HA pair Conclusion While every network will have a unique traffic pattern this guide highlights a few common scenarios to help you choose the right Cisco Meraki MX product for your environment Consider planning for future growth by allocating buffer room in your firewall selection e g if you currentl...

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