Chapter 3. Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Hardware

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Client mode

• Network Extension mode

• SEP

• SEP-E

• VRRP

• VCA protocol

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Identifying the default hardware components of the VPN 3000 Concentrators

• Identifying the standard performance statistics for the VPN 3000 Concentrators

• Understanding SEP redundancy

• Comprehending the utilization of VRRP for concentrator redundancy

• Understanding concentrator load balancing functionality

• Recognizing the principle of bandwidth management

This chapter introduces the hardware platforms for Cisco's VPN 3002 Hardware Client and the VPN 3000 Concentrator series. It is crucial that you understand the hardware aspect of the equipment before the actual configuration to provide a foundation for the components that you are configuring. Table 3.1 illustrates the Cisco VPN Concentrator and Client offerings and the locations in which you would implement these appliances.

Table 3.1. Cisco VPN Concentrator and Client Platform Overview

Concentrator Model	Performance	Hardware Encryption	Site
3002 Hardware Client	2.2Mbps/1 Session	NA	SOHO
3005	4Mbps/100 Remote Sessions	NA	Small ROBO
3015	4Mbps/100 Remote Sessions	NA	Small ROBO
3030	50Mbps/1500 Remote Sessions	1 SEP Module	Medium ROBO
3060	100Mbps/5000 Remote Sessions	2 SEP Modules	Central Site/SP
3080	100Mbps/10,000 Remote Sessions	4 SEP Modules	Central Site /SP