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AscenLink
WAN Link Load Balancing

AscenLink
AscenLink 700, 5000 and 6000 Highlights
WAN Link Load Balancing Increase Internet bandwidth

Increase site-to-site bandwidth

Fortinets AscenLink intelligently balances Internet and intranet traffic across multiple WAN
connections, providing additional low-cost incoming and outgoing bandwidth for the Improve reliability/availability
enterprise and substantially increased connection reliability. AscenLink is supported by a user- Reduce bandwidth costs
friendly UI and a flexible policy-based performance management system. AscenLink provides Outbound Link Load Balancing
a unique solution that offers comprehensive multi-WAN management that keeps costs down to fine-tune traffic across up to
as well as keeping customers and users connected. 50 links

Optimum routing to prioritize

Increase Network Performance
traffic for mission-critical
AscenLink intelligently aggregates multiple broadband and/or leased access lines to
applications
significantly increase Internet access performance. AscenLink load balances Internet service
requests, optimally distributing traffic across all available access links. Seven different load Automatic failback or failover of
balancing algorithms provide the flexibility to maximize productivity from any network scenario. WAN links to ensure continuity of
traffic flows
Inbound Access Load Balancing Multi-homing (inbound Link Load
AscenLink also load balances service requests from Internet users accessing Enterprise-hosted Balancing) to improve response
web, email or VPN servers. Multiple links, media and ISPs can be utilized without complex times and availability for incoming
interfaces or programming with your service providers. Bandwidth can be added and requests
removed quickly and easily.
Virtual servers for simple
server load balancing and high
Site-to-Site WAN Connectivity
availability
AscenLink gives you high-performance inter-site connectivity without the need to lease
expensive links such as T1 and T3. AscenLink aggregates multiple low-cost Internet access GE fiber connectivity to Carrier
links to create site-to-site Virtual Private Line (VPL) tunnels of up to 1Gbit/s for LAN-like and LAN services
performance between company locations. By using multiple carriers and media, reliability of Comprehensive usage and
these VPL tunnels can exceed that of traditional engineered carrier links. quality reporting with LinkReport

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Tunnel Routing Virtual Private Line Services

Inter-site tunnels can be created from fractional, full, multiple Multi-session traffic can share an appropriately-sized tunnel.
and fractions of multiple WAN links. Applications requiring large Tunnels have the same functionality as single links, supporting
single-session bandwidth such as video conferencing or WAN load balancing, fallback, failover and health detection within and
optimization can use multiple links to build the bandwidth needed. between tunnels.

FEATURES
Load Balancing Algorithms Tunnel Routing
Fixed VPN Load Balancing
Weighted Round-Robin AES Encryption
Application Dynamic IP Support
Connections NAT Pass-Through
Traffic Peer Routing Exchange
FQDN Tunnel DSCP QoS for MPLS Links
Optimum Route
Full IPv6 Supoort of all WAN types
Other Features
Server High Availability
Multi-Homing Built-in DNS
WAN Load Balancing and FaultTolerance NAT Mode / Routing Mode
Multiple Domains RIP V1/2 and OSPF
DNS Relay PPPoE / DHCP WAN-Type Support
Full IPv6 Support of all WAN types Multiple Public IP Pass-Through
IPv4/IPv6 Authoritative DNS / DNSSEC IEEE 802.1q VLAN
Redundant Power Supply (AL-5000, AL-6000)
Automated Failover, N:N-1 Redundancy, On-Demand Line Backup
Bandwidth Management HA (High Availability)
Maximum and minimum bandwidth
IPv4/IPv6 DHCP for each subnet
Priority
Source/Destination IP and Application
Schedule Management
Web Admin (SSL) / Console (DIN 9 to Ethernet, SSH)
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SPECIFICATIONS
ASCENLINK 700 ASCENLINK 5000 ASCENLINK 6000
Hardware Specifications
WAN Bandwidth 60200 Mbps* 500 Mbps1 Gbps* 13 Gbps*
WAN Links 325 950 1550
Network Interfaces 4x GE/1x 100 BT 6x GE/4x GE SFP 8x GE/8x GE SFP
HA Ports Serial Serial Ethernet Xover
Power Supply Single Dual Dual

System Specifications
Concurrent Connections 800,000 2,000,000 7,000,000
Connections per Second 1600 80,000 170,000
Multi-Homing A/AAAA Records 300 600 1000
Network Interfaces Any port can be configured as WAN (supporting VLAN); or LAN or DMZ (both supporting VLAN and port redundancy or 2-port LACP)
Management HTTPS, SSH CLI, Direct Concole DB9 CLI, SNMP

Dimensions
Form Factor 1U Appliance 2U Appliance 2U Appliance
Height x Width x Length (in) 1.75 x 17.32 x 10.63 3.46 x 17.32 x 15.35 3.46 x 16.97 x 22.83
Height x Width x Length (mm) 44 x 440 x 270 88 x 440 x 390 88 x 431 x 580
Weight 7.3 lbs (3.3 kg) 21.6 lbs (9.8 kg) 41.9 lbs (19.0 kg)

Environment
Input Voltage 100240V AC, 5060 Hz 100240V AC, 5060 Hz 100240V AC, 5060 Hz
Typical Power Consumption 24 Watts 95 Watts 150 Watts
Maximum Current 0.3A@115V / 0.16A@230V 1.2A@115V / 0.6A@230V 2.0A@115V / 1.0A@230V
Heat Dissipation 126 BTU/hr 478 BTU/hr 850 BTU/hr
Operating Temperature 32104F (040C) 32104F (040C) 4195F (535C)
Storage Temperature -4167F (-2075C) -4167F (-2075C) 32158F (070C)
Humidity 2080% non-condensing 2080% non-condensing 2090% non-condensing

Compliance
Regulatory Compliance BSMI, FCC (CE, VCCI, CCC pending) BSMI, FCC (CE, VCCI, CCC pending) BSMI, FCC (CE, VCCI, CCC pending)
Safety BSMI, UL, (CE, CCC pending) BSMI, UL, (CE, CCC pending) BSMI, UL, (CE, CCC pending)
* Throughputs based on license chosen.

ORDER INFORMATION
Product SKU Description
AscenLink 700 AL-700 AscenLink 700 Link Load Balancing System, supports Tunnel Routing. Up to 60 Mbps throughput.
AL-UPGD-700 Stackable upgrade license for AL-700 to increase throughput to 100 Mb/s (buy 1) or 200 Mbps (buy 2).
FC-10-AL700-311-02-DD 8x5 FortiCare Contract for AL-700.
FC-10-AL700-247-0 2-DD 24x7 FortiCare Contract for AL-700.
AscenLink 5000 AL-5000 AscenLink 5000 Link Load Balancing System, supports Tunnel Routing. Up to 500 Mbps throughput.
AL-UPGD-5000 Upgrade license for AL-5000 to increase throughput to 1 Gbps.
FC-10-AL05K-311-02-DD 8x5 FortiCare Contract for AL-5000.
FC-10-AL05K-247-02-DD 24x7 FortiCare Contract for AL-5000.
AscenLink 6000 AL-6000 AscenLink 6000 Link Load Balancing System, supports Tunnel Routing. Up to 1 Gbps throughput.
AL-UPGD-6000 Stackable upgrade license for AL-6000 to increase throughput to 2 Gbps (buy 1) or 3 Gbps (buy 2).
FC-10-AL06K-311-02-DD 8x5 FortiCare Contract for AL-6000.
FC-10-AL06K-247-02-DD 24x7 FortiCare Contract for AL-6000.

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