This level of performance is sufficient to meet the needs of the large majority of enterprise deployments. The accelerator card is a PCI compatible cryptographic accelerator for VPN-1 Gateway solutions. The card offloads processor intensive cryptographic operations from the host CPU to a dedicated processor on the card. The VPN-1 Accelerator Card increases gateway throughput to up to 55 Mpbs. The following numbers generally represent best case throughput for the platform and processor combination under consideration.
Actual performance varies depending upon platform variations and traffic conditions.
Most of these factors apply to all VPN products, not just VPN-1. To understand more about how environmental factors affect performance, see Factors that affect VPN-1 Performance . For more demanding VPN deployments, the VPN-1 Accelerator Card is recommended. In the future, continuing advances in host processor performance, next generation cryptographic accelerators, and VPN server clustering will ensure that Check Point continues to deliver market leading throughput capabilities. Concurrent Connections High throughput alone does not guarantee reliable VPN performance.