3COM SECURE FIBER NIC LOW PROFILE (3CR990B-FXLP-97)

1. Product OverviewꐀSecurity Offloads and Fiber-Optic Throughput Designed for Windows,ꐀLinux, and NetWare environments, the 3Com 100 Secure Fiber-FX NICꐀhardens at-risk systems without impacting performance. It combines anꐀembedded security processor with the outstanding signal quality ofꐀfiber-optic cabling. This innovative 100BASE-FX connection offloadsꐀencryption, authentication, and other cycle-intensive tasks from theꐀhost CPUresulting in optimal system and application response. The lackꐀof electrical resistance makes fiber-cabled infrastructures particularlyꐀ useful for reducing line interference or "noise", extending connectionꐀ distances over 100 meters, or delivering the highest-quality voice andꐀ2. Other Commentsꐀvideo transmissions. Works with fiber-optic cabling to extend operatingꐀdistances, lower electrical interference, and resist packet sniffingꐀ Secures sensitive data at wire speedswith DES/3DES encryption, MD5 andꐀSHA-1 hashing, RFC 2402 authentication, and up to 75 SecurityꐀAssociations Hardware-enforced security features meet FIPS 140-2ꐀcriteria; NIST approval pending Supports larger packetssegments TCPꐀframes for the Ethernet MAC and adds TCP sequence numbers to eachꐀpacket Uses flow control to reduce lost packets and retransmissions forꐀmore efficient data transfer between the NIC and switch Responds toꐀrouter-based management requests from sleep mode to help resolve IPꐀaddress-aging issues