Managing Multi-Tenant Intelligent Buildings
Discusses how Allot provides a full QoS solution for multi-tenant and intelligent buildings.

The Problem:
Building managers are adding today broadband Internet connection to Multiple Dwelling Units (MDU), Multiple Tenant Units (MTU), office buildings and hotels. Tenants are looking for fast Internet connection, access to advanced services (e.g., video, games) and PC office applications. Tenants require the ability to receive streaming video traffic continuously, but since they are sharing the broadband media, they may suffer a degradation in network performance and response due to heavy downloads (e.g., music) by neighbors. In addition, users require the ability to receive streaming traffic (e.g., music) continuously and the option to upgrade their service level. A full Quality of Service (QoS) solution is needed along with the ability to monitor and bill per network usage.

The Solution:
Allot's NetEnforcer® provides a full QoS solution for intelligent buildings. Tenants are identified and filtered based on IP or MAC address to prevent fraud. The NetEnforcer enables the creation of service classes (i.e., Gold, Silver and Bronze) and bandwidth allocation per users and applications. Streaming applications like VoIP, video and multimedia games are enabled by providing guaranteed bandwidth. Allot's NetEnforcer provides a full Service Level Agreement (SLA) solution with integration to other Customer Care and Billing (CCB) solutions.

Policy-Based Management of Web Hosting Services
Discusses how Allot enables service providers to offer Web hosting services based on Service Level Agreements (SLA).

The Problem: Web hosting offers a business opportunity that could clog backbone servers and network access. Different customers demand a choice of service classes. Customers' service requirements may vary based on time of day and content type. Adding more bandwidth and server resources will only attracts more traffic and will not unclog lines. Providing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to customers and charging per actual traffic is needed.

The Solution:
The Allot Communications NetEnforcer® enables service providers to offer web hosting services based on SLA. Access to servers and networks can be categorized into service classes (e.g., Gold, Silver and Bronze). Real-time monitoring gives updated network-load information and troubleshooting traces. NetBalancer® Server Load Balancing software provides load management onto your servers. IP accounting data is available on-line or via export to third party billing applications.

Quality of Service for Co-Location Service

Discusses how Allot products present a scalable QoS solution for co-location services.

The Problem:
Co-location service providers offer fast access to network backbone, scalable bandwidth, expert 24x7 service, network monitoring and ongoing maintenance and management services. Companies sharing the broadband access may suffer slow network response due to heavy traffic from and to other servers. In addition, users require the ability to receive streaming data (e.g., music) continuously and the option to upgrade their service level. Co-location customers demand a scalable Quality of Service (QoS) solution with service guarantees.

The Solution:
Allot products present a scalable QoS solution for co-location services. The NetEnforcer® enables the creation of tiered service classes (i.e., Gold, Silver and Bronze) and bandwidth allocation per servers, users and applications. The NetEnforcer provides traffic monitoring and statistics. Streaming services of multimedia traffic are enabled with guaranteed bandwidth. Optional load balancing is available with full packet content inspection. Allot offers a comprehensive solution for delivering QoS to applications and Web-based services over the Internet or a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Allot's QoS solution fully integrates with other Customer Care and Billing (CCB) solutions.

Effectively Managing Your Internet Connection
Describes how the NetEnforcer® can help you maximize the efficiency of your Internet connection.

The Challenge:
Whether for email, Web browsing, eBusiness or VPN connections to remote offices, the corporate Internet connection is a key to doing business in the global village of the 21st century. Compared to the 10 Mbps or the 100 Mbps on the LAN, the WAN is always a potential bottleneck for IP traffic. Indeed the mix of business-critical and non-critical traffic on over a WAN carrying both VPN and Internet traffic can easily translate into decreased productivity, lost revenues and increased business costs that may negate the benefits of switching from Frame Relay or leased lines to a VPN.

The Solution:
The Allot Communications NetEnforcer® enables enterprises of all sizes to effectively manage their congested Internet connections and to ensure maximum performance for business-critical applications. Placed between your router and your switch, the NetEnforcer ensures the response time of your mission-critical applications by prioritizing their traffic or guaranteeing them a portion of your Internet bandwidth. At the same time, traffic from less critical and less time-sensitive applications receives a limited amount of bandwidth or a lower priority.

Tuning Your Network for Business (Corporate Internet)
A detailed look at how you can use the NetEnforcer® to align Internet usage with your company goals and priorities.

Introduction

Today's Network managers are concerned with keeping their corporate LANs and WANs running efficiently. Network managers run nightly backups of crucial network servers and implement comprehensive fault tolerant plans in case of failure - but how many are concerned with protecting their critical Corporate Internet Link? In today's fast paced business world, the Internet has become a vital tool for all companies. Whether or not your company is doing business on the Internet or you are simply using the Internet as a tool to maintain closer contact with your customers, the Internet has become a crucial tool for all businesses. Just think to yourself - what happens in your company when the Internet connection goes down. How does it effect your organization? There are no email services to converse with customers or suppliers; company employees cannot access vital websites and employees at remote sites connected via VPN to the corporate headquarters lose connectivity to the corporate ERP system. These are just some examples of how the loss or mismanagement of the corporate Internet connection can affect your business. Effective management of the corporate Internet link is critical to attaining a competitive advantage for your business. Tuning your network to your business is the key to making efficient use of the Internet and maximizing the Return on Investment your company has made in this technology. This document will demonstrate how you can successfully modify your existing Internet usage to mirror your company goals and priorities. The Allot NetEnforcer is a network device that will enable you to easily take control of and manage your company's Internet resource. We will describe two methods for achieving this, firstly an automatic approach that will quickly and simply enable you to discover what and how your Internet resource is currently being utilized and how to transform the usage to reflect your business needs. The second method is a more advanced manual approach to implementing control and management of your Internet Access.

Maximizing Mission-Critical Application Performance in the Multi-Site Enterprise
Describes how you can use the NetEnforcer to prevent non-critical applications from utilizing bandwidth, at the expense of mission-critical traffic.

The Problem:
Corporate Intranets have become key repositories of business information needed by employees across the enterprise. Companies also rely on the existence of network-based services for their businesses, running mission critical applications for ERP, CRM, eCommerce, and more. Poor application response times, caused by the mix of business-critical and non-critical traffic on the same network, quickly translate into decreased productivity, lost revenues and increased business costs. In addition, the penetration of time-sensitive videoconferencing and voice over IP (VoIP) offer low-cost alternatives to expensive business trips and telephone conference calls, but these applications require sustained network performance and therefore place increased demands on the network. The native IP network infrastructure, with its congested and expensive WAN links, does not provide the means for you to fully control all aspects of your complex enterprise network. Nor can you analyze network usage, prioritize the critical traffic and ensure that time-sensitive traffic will receive the appropriate network resources.

The Solution:
Allot Communications NetEnforcer® enables mission-critical applications to run smoothly over otherwise unmanaged and congested WAN (IP) networks. The NetEnforcer ensures the response time of your mission-critical applications by prioritizing their traffic or guaranteeing them a portion of bandwidth. At the same time, traffic from less critical and less time-sensitive applications receives a limited amount of bandwidth or a lower priority.