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Blue Coat CacheFlow Appliance 5000 Series

BENEFITSSave Bandwidth

Bycachingcontentin-regionandclosertotheuser,theCacheFlowappliancedrasticallyreducesbandwidthconsumption.Thistranslatesintoarapidreturnoninvestmentandsignificantlong-termcostsavingsforserviceprovidersoninternationalbandwidth,aswellasreducingbackhaultrafficondomesticlinks.Byconservingandoptimizingbandwidthwithcaching,youarepositionedtoservemoreusers,delivernext-generationservicesandbetterleverageexistingnetworkinvestments.

Accelerate Web 2.0 and Rich Media Delivery

CacheFlowenablesyoutocachepopular,richmediaandWeb2.0sites,includingfile-sharingandvideosites.Cachingsavesonbandwidthwhileboostingtheuserexperience.

WithCacheFlow,youcancacheanddelivercontentservedfromdynamically-generatedURLsandevenaddresscontentmarkedasnon-cacheable.Inaddition,theCacheFlowappliancevalidatescontentfreshnessbeforeservingthatcontenttotheenduserguaranteeingconsistencywiththeoriginserver.

Ensure Caching Effectiveness CacheFlowleveragesBlueCoat

CachePulse™forautomatic,network-basedupdatesastheWebchangestoensuretheapplianceeffectivelycachescontentandconsistentlydelivershighbandwidthsavings.CustomerscanalsoprovidedirectfeedbackintotheCachePulsecommunityandshareneworemergingsitesintheirregionthatcouldbenefitfromcaching.

Filter and Secure Web Traffic Byturningonthebuilt-inBlueCoat

WebFilter™option,CacheFlowfiltersandsecureswebtraffic,includingundesirable

contentandmalware-infectedsites.WithWebFilteryoubenefitfromtheBlueCoatWebPulse™collaborativeclouddefense,whichleveragesmorethan62millionusers,supportsmorethan50languages,andprovidesmorethansixbillionreal-timeWebcontentratingsperday.CacheFlowalsoallowsyoutocreatecustomizedexceptionandblocklistsforspecificsites,aswellasleveragetheInternetWatchFoundationlisttofilterillegalcontent.

Scale with User and Traffic Growth CacheFlowwasdesignedfor

highthroughputserviceproviderenvironmentswiththeabilitytoscaletomulti-gigabitsupportthroughtheuseofcachefarms.CacheFlowoffersboth1GigEand10GigEinterfacesforhigh-speednetworkinfrastructurerequirementsandtightintegrationwithload-balancingswitchesforgreaterscalabilityandperformance.Youcaneasilyaccommodatemoreusersandtrafficsimplybyaddingmoreappliancesorbuildingcontent-specificcachefarmsovertime.

Manage and Report on Web Traffic CacheFlowprovidesanintuitive

Web-basedmanagementconsoleandcommand-linetoolsforadministeringtheappliance,monitoringitsperformance,andreportinginreal-timeonbandwidthsavings.Forongoingmonitoring,healthchecksandreportingonkeyperformancemetrics,CacheFlowintegratesviaSNMPwithcommonnetworkmanagementsolutionsandsupportseventloggingviasyslog.

Carrier-class Service and Support Global24/7supportoptionsare

availablefortheCacheFlowappliance,andnextbusinessdayavailabilityforhardwarereplacement.TheapplianceissupportedbyadedicatedteamofserviceproviderexpertsatBlueCoat.Plus,theapplianceincludesbuilt-infeaturestoproactivelymitigateissuesandexpediteresolution,suchasproactivemonitoringandanalysisofheartbeatsandautomaticuploadsofsysteminformationtoBlueCoatsupport.

Optimize netwOrk perFOrmAnCe

TheBlueCoatCacheFlow™applianceenablesserviceproviderslikeyoutomanagedramaticincreasesinnetworktrafficand

subscribergrowth.UtilizinghighlyeffectiveWebcachingtechnology,CacheFlowappliancessavebandwidthonexpensive

internationallinksandbackhaultraffic,whileimprovingtheend-userWebexperience.Throughascalablearchitectureof

cachefarms,serviceproviderscanacceleratethedeliveryofrichWeb2.0content,largefilesandvideo.Thissignificantly

reducesinfrastructurecostsbycontrollingbandwidthconsumptionwhileimprovingcustomersatisfaction.

Port 80PBR

PBR

Access ProviderNetwork

WebPulse™Dynamic URL Ratings

CachePulse™Database Updates

SubscriberRequests

InternetBackbone/IP Transit

Providers

L4Switch

L2Switch

Blue Coat CacheFlow Appliance 5000 Series

Copyright©2010BlueCoatSystems, Inc.Allrightsreservedworldwide.Nopartof thisdocumentmaybereproducedbyanymeansnor translatedtoanyelectronicmediumwithout thewrittenconsentofBlueCoatSystems, Inc.Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Informationcontainedinthisdocumentisbelievedtobeaccurateandreliable,however,BlueCoatSystems,Inc.assumesnoresponsibilityforitsuse.BlueCoat,ProxySG,PacketShaper,IntelligenceCenterandBlueTouchareregisteredtrademarksofBlueCoatSystems,Inc.intheU.S.andworldwide.Allothertrademarksmentionedinthisdocumentarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.v.DS-CFLO5000-V2-1210

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Hardware Features CF 5000

CPU Dual2.6GHzIstanbul(AMDpart#2435)CPUs

DiskDrives 8x1TBSAS

RAM 32GBRAM

NetworkInterfaces (4)integrated(onboard)10/100/1000Base-TNICs,SSLCard,(3)OpenPCIESlots

OptionalCards None

OptionalNICs Dualport10Gcoppercard

Dimensions and weight

Enclosure 19”Rack-mountable

Dimensions(LxWxH) 690mmx485mmx170mm(27.17”x19.09”x6.69”)(includinghandles)

Weight(maximum) 37kg(81.57lbs),+/-5%(excludingrackmountkit)

Operating environment

Power ACpower:100-240V,50-60Hz,9.0-4.5ADCpower:-36Vto-72CDC(rating30A@-48V)

MaximumPowerOutput ACpower:750wattsDCpower:1200watts

TypicalPowerConsumption 520watts

Temperature Operating:5°Cto+40°C(41°Fto104°F)Storage:-40Cto70C(-40Fto158F)

Humidity Operating:20%to80%relativehumidity,non-condensing,Storage:10%to90%relativehumidity,non-condensing

Altitude Operating:Upto3048M(10,000ft)Storage:Upto12192M(40,000ft)

Acoustics 68dBtypicaloperating(preliminary)

regulations

Emissions FCCClassA,EN55022ClassA,VCCIClassANo.1706609,BSMI,CCC,C-tick,RRL

Safety UL60950-11stEdition,CSAC22.2No.60950-1-031stEdition,EN60950-1,TUV-GS,CCC,BSMI,Dictamen

Standards UL/CSA,TUV-S,BSMI,C-tick,CCC,CE

Certifications CommonCriteriaEAL4+,FIPS140-2anticipated

ProductWarranty 90-daysoftwareandphonesupportwith1-yearhardwaresupport;extendedandupgradedsupportplansavailable

Specifications

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