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Re: [fw-wiz] Firewall scaling

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Subject: Re: [fw-wiz] Firewall scaling
From: sin <sin@pvs.ro>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:57:41 +0300
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Sami Ghourabi wrote:
> Hi List,
> 
> I'm trying to convince management that a firewall that supports 32000
> concurrent sessions is enough for an organization that has a single WAN
> internet link, and about 60-100 users, but I'm lacking arguments.

it depends very much what the traffic pattern for those users is.
it's not that hard to generate 32k connections with 100 pcs :)



> What do you think about that statement? Are there any rational methods
> available for firewall performance scaling (concurrent sessions, new
> sessions per second, throughput, etc.)
> 
> Any answer/resource appreciated.
> 
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