Tracking VPN performance

Tracking VPN performance
Product	Best-case packet flow (M bit/sec)	Internet mix packet flow (M bit/sec)	Worst-case packet flow (M bit/sec)	Price performance (Dollars/M bit)
Avaya VSU-100	44	20	4	$60.00
Check Point VPN-1**	106	52	14	$149.04
Cisco 7140 VPN Router	80	38	8	$243.42
Cisco PIX 525	62	56	34	$272.32
Hewlett-Packard Server Appliance	84	64	24	$126.23
Lucent Access Point 1000	182	122	22	$86.05
Microsoft Windows 2000 **	160	104	14	$21.78
Nokia CryptoCluster 2500 (3)*	110	48	12	$312.50
Nokia CryptoCluster 2500 (1)*	56	20	6	$250.00
Nortel Contivity 1600	22	20	0	$175.00
RapidStream 2000	100	54	14	$46.25
Secure Computing Sidewinder**	94	66	32	$86.29
WatchGuard Firebox III 4500	82	46	16	$108.59
We ran three sets of performance tests, evaluating each productís behavior in best-case and worst-case packet flows, as well as with a typical mix of Internet traffic. Best-case tests comprised packets of 1,440-octets, while worst-case tests comprised packets of 96 octets. We tested Nokiaís VPN product both as a stand-alone unit and as a cluster. *When counting price/performance numbers, we added $3,500 to vendors that were software-only (Check Point, Microsoft and Secure Computing) to pay for the hardware base.