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VCL-MX-5050-R: MPLS Router
VCL-MX-5050-R MPLS Router, a cutting-edge solution built to address the evolving connectivity needs of modern networking environments. With secure connectivity options over both wired Gigabit Ethernet and GSM LTE networks, supported by a comprehensive suite of routing and security protocols with MPLS capabilities, the VCL-MX-5050-R is designed to excel in critical infrastructure installations such as utilities, railways, airports, and beyond. VCL-MX-5050-R is a password-protected industrial router, and its embedded cybersecurity features with currently applicable NERC specifications ensure reliability and data integrity in the most demanding environments, making it the router of choice for safeguarding network communications.
Highlights:
- High-reliability hardware
- Suitable for installation in substations, SCADA, and industrial networks/harsh environments
- Supports for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Optical Ports
- Backup support for wireless interfaces of SIM and eSIM with dual antenna
- Secure Boot
- MPLS VPN
- High security across WAN connections includes encrypted tunneling.
- DNS Forwarding, Dynamic DNS, DNS Repeater
- DHCP Server and Relay
- IP-based access control
- Centralized management for easier deployment
- Network Flow Monitoring
- Easy installation and management
- LDAP user authentication support for OpenVPN clients
- Export logs locally or on a Syslog server.
- L2TPv3, L2VPN, L3VPN
- VXLAN
- Packet forwarding rate: 9.5 MPPS
- SPAN (port mirroring)
- Network Emulator
- IGMPv1, v2, and v3, Multicast MACVLAN—Pseudo Ethernet
- Supports frame size from 64 to 9216 bytes
- Conntrack Sync
- Link Aggregation
- Integrated threat control includes prevention of network attacks.
- Intelligent protection of endpoints includes authentication, authorization, and control.
- On-demand network services
- Improved user experience
- Telnet, SSH (Secure Access Control) with encrypted password
- Granular control over state table
- Infrastructure neutral
- High Availability & 1+1 Hardware Failover Redundancy using VCL-SafeComm-OE
- Supports out-of-band management through the management port/console.
VCL-MX-5050-R offers a wide range of VPN technologies ranging from modern SSL VPN's to IPsec. Site-to-site setups are possible with the integrated OpenVPN client configuration exporter. The client can be configured remotely within minutes.
Routing Features and Capabilities:
- CLI-based
- Static and Dynamic IP addressing
- IPv4 and IPv6
- OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
- BGP, IS-IS
- RIP v1, RIP v2, and RIPng
- ARP, IP Forwarding
- VRRPredundancy protocol
- IGMPv1, v2, and v3, Multicast
- PIM SSM (Protocol Independent Multicast—Source Specific Multicast)
- QoS, Traffic Shaper— supported algorithms: Drop Tail, Fair Queue, FQ-CoDel
- Layer 2, Layer 3 Routing
- Static IPv4 routing, static IPv6 routing, Inter-VLAN-based routing
- MPLS dynamic (LDP) and static
- RSVP (MPLS-TE)
- TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, WRED
- Supports 802.1Q VLAN
- System access authentication via RADIUS
- Detailed system logging
- Multiple IP addresses supported
- LLDP, NTP, PPPoE, STP, SNMP, NAT
- BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection)
- DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 prefix delegation
- Q-in-Q
- Router Reflector (Add Software Option)
- 6in4 (SIT), IPIP, IPIP6, IP6IP6
- EAPoL (802.1x)
Firewall Features and Capabilities:
- Policy-based routing (PBR)
- Rule-based firewall with IP, port-based matching criteria
- Zone-based firewall for Layer 2/3 security
- IPsec Site-to-Site Tunnels, GRE
- Access lists
- Per Frame/Packet Authentication
- Supports VoIP Protocols
- Whitelist and Blacklist Options
- MAC Layer Filtering
- VPN
- Protection from DDoS and SYN attacks
Technical Specifications:
- Integrated Storage Drive: 32GB-High Performance SATA Drive
- Additional Storage Options: M.2 SATA - 256GB, 512GB, 1TB SSD
- Power Supply: Dual (1+1) Redundant Power Inputs * (Power Supply Options)
- Indicators: 2 x Power Supply Indicators
- Processor: Quad Core up to 2.4 GHz
- RAM (DDR3): 4GB
- Performance: Industrial System
- MTBF (hours): 101292
- IP Level Protection: IP20
- Max. Power Consumption @ 48V DC: < 30 Watts
- Max. Power Consumption @ 80~240, 50/60Hz V AC: < 34 Watts
CE Compliance:
- Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
- Electromagnetic Compatibility 2014/30/EU
Other Regulatory Compliances:
- RoHS
- CE Marking
- Complies with FCC Part 68 and EMC FCC Part 15
Ingress / Egress Firewall rules:
- Port-based, MAC-based, filtering of packets-based on source address and destination address
- IP domain-based
- Protocol-based filtering: FTP, SMTP, HTTP, SNMP, UDP, ICMP, DNS, DHCP, ARP etc.
- URL-based
Hash Algorithms:
- MD5, AES-XCBC
- SHA 1, SHA 256, SHA 512
Encryption Algorithms:
- AES-128, AES-192, AES-256
- 3DES, DES
- 256 bit AES-GCM with 256 bit ICV
- Camellia 128, 192, 256
- Blowfish 128, 192, 256
Typical deployments:
- Utilities - Power, Oil and Gas Installations
- Industrial Applications
- Campus IP Networks, for all types of data, voice and video over IP applications
- Meshed networks
- Metro Ethernet and VPLS networks
- Cloud applications
Wired Interfaces:
- 4 x 1G Optical SFP Ports
- 4 x 10/100/1000BaseT RJ45 Ethernet Ports
- 1 x 10/100/1000BaseT RJ45 Secure Management Port
- 1 x RS-232 (RJ-45) Port
Backup Wireless Interface:
- 1 x GSM LTE with Dual SIM (SIM and eSIM)
- 1 x LTE Antenna
- 1 x GNSS Antenna
Throughput:
- Router : 15.2 Gbps
- IPsec : 10.4 Gbps
- MPLS : 14.6 Gbps
UNMS (Unified Network Management System)
- Secure (supports TLS/SSL for encrypting connections between devices)
- Permission-based security
- Uses Software Defined Perimeter (SDP), the username/password login is replaced with Single-Packet Authorization (SPA), and the receiving device cannot be seen by hackers. This introduces an additional layer of security and is beneficial with or without SSL/TLS.
- Guaranteed message delivery (no data loss or duplication of data)
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