Abstract

RapidStream, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to benchmark the performance of its RapidStream 8000 (Gigabit Ethernet) and RapidStream 6000 (Fast Ethernet) firewall/VPN security appliances. The Tolly Group subjected both devices to a battery of tests to determine bidirectional packet per second (pps) UDP packet throughput, bidirectional file-transfer application throughput and bidirectional UDP packet latency during maximum zero-loss utilization.

Tests showed that the RapidStream 6000 (Fast Ethernet): achieved wire-speed full-duplex throughput of up to 200 Mbps and 179 Mbps of full-duplex file-transfer application throughput. The RapidStream 8000 (Gigabit Ethernet): achieved zero-loss throughput of up to 620 Mbps, 489 Mbps of full-duplex file-transfer application throughput, and 300 Mbps of bi-directional VPN 3DES and SHA-1 performance.

Note: RapidStream was founded in 1998. It was acquired by WatchGuard in early 2002. WatchGuard integrated the core technology into its VPN and firewall product lines.