Barracuda link balancer RFP Checklist

1. Solution should provide automatic link failover and traffic load balancing.
2. Solution should be capable of operating as a traditional Firewall or transparently with an
existing Firewall.
3. Solution should support multiple link types (T1/T3, xDSL, cable) and should support multiple
links from the same or different ISPs.
4. Solution should provide IPSec based site-to-site VPN with 256 bit AES encryption.
5. Solution should provide automatic failover on VPN links and support failover from MPLS to VPN.
6. Solution should provide inbound link balancing through authoritative DNS services.
7. Homepage dashboard should provide a real-time graphical view of Internet link utilization.
Solutions should also provide historical reports on link usage.
8. Firewall services should include DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack protection, Network
Address translation, Port Forwarding and inbound/outbound Access Control Lists.
9. Solution should provide outbound source based routing across specific Internet connections.
10. Bandwidth management features should allow for specifying bandwidth priorities and
contention priorities for pre-defined and custom defined applications.
11. Solution should provide DHCP and DNS caching services.
12. Solutions should support simple one-click software updates with rollback option.
13. Solution should support Ethernet bypass and high availability deployment options.

Created by: Barracuda Networks Inc.

Version 1.0 / 2011-12-20