THE
SITUATION
The majority of ATM terminals currently
in use within the banking industry are based on legacy
technologies that operate over slow, expensive leased
line circuits. Banks want to modernize, and therefore
economize, their networks to take advantage of the faster
packet-based technologies available today, such as Frame
Relay and IP, without having to apply expensive forklift-upgrades
to their existing bases of ATM terminals.
Bank network
managers want to leverage their existing
installed base of ATM terminals and host
solutions while providing a graceful
migration strategy from legacy TC500
Poll Select and Bisync technologies to
the faster Frame Relay and IP infrastructure.
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High
transport costs need to be reduced.
The migration strategy needs to incorporate
a plan to use broadband technologies
for applying incremental applications.
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Network
managers and operators want to increase
network visibility, while dramatically
improving manageability, availability,
and survivability.
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A
secure foundation is required for transmitting
electronic transactions over the public
IP infrastructure.
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A cost-effective
means for remote support and management
is needed to reduce operational costs.
THE
SOLUTION Encore Networks offers
a comprehensive line of Integrated Access
Devices that meet both the current and
future needs of the banking industry.
The Quick II™ Termrouter™ provides
protocol conversion for legacy protocols
such as TC500 Poll Select and Bisync
over IP packet networks. The BANDIT™ IP+Legacy
Virtual Private Network (VPN) router
with its powerful ELIOS™ operating
system, and the Quick II™ with
its built-in IP routing capabilities
and IPSec VPN with stateful inspection
each provide solutions for secure, encrypted
transport of transactions over the public
IP network.
Encore products
feature extensive monitoring capabilities
that enable network operators to watch
for traffic disruptions on all ports. The
extensive troubleshooting tools provide
the ability to drill down through protocol
Layers 1–4 to discover the source
of problems that would be otherwise difficult
to locate. Both the Quick II™ and
the BANDIT™ offer key features purposely
built in to support the specific requirements
of targeted markets like the banking industry.
Quick
II Key Product Features
BANDIT
Key Product Features
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Poll
Select and Bisync conversion to IP
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Spoofing
of up to 100 Poll Select devices
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Support
for both half and full duplex solutions
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Support
for up to five ATM terminals per Quick
II
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Optional
internal CSU/DSU
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Innovative
troubleshooting and statistics monitoring
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Built-in
support for IP routing, IPSec VPN, and
stateful inspection
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Flexible,
user-definable protection against Denial-of-Service
(DoS) attacks
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Optional
T1 CSI or 56/64 kbps DSU for simplified
network deployment
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Higher
availability via built-in V.90 modem
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Agnostic
to broadband access technologies, such
as DSL, cable, and satellite
Encore
Networks offers sensible, cost-effective
solutions for migrating banking networks
from legacy to packet-based network — solutions
that bridge the gap between requirements
both today and tomorrow:
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Seamless support
for legacy protocols, such as TC500 Poll
Select and Bisync
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Investment
protection for the existing base of ATM
terminals
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Improved security
via built-in support of IPSec and stateful
inspection
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Streamlined
operations via built-in diagnostics, troubleshooting,
and remote management capabilities
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Compelling business
case for migrating slow, expensive leased
lines to a broadband infrastructure
