[c-nsp] Anomaly Detection Module/Anomaly Guard Module

[Scott Granados]

Arbor Networks has some great products in this area.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jared Mauch" <jared at puck.nether.net>
To: "Justin Shore" <justin at justinshore.com>
Cc: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Anomaly Detection Module/Anomaly Guard Module


> 
> On Oct 8, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Justin Shore wrote:
> 
>> Drew Weaver wrote:
>>> I was wondering if anyone has any experience working with the Cisco  
>>> ADM AGM modules for the 6500s and how they compare with external  
>>> appliance based solutions for DDoS mitigation.
>>> Anyone have any opinions on these?
>>> It seems like it would be nice to just drop these into a few  
>>> systems but I'm just trying to avoid caveats that mitigate (pun  
>>> intended) the usefulness of these products.
>>
>> If you try to buy the LCs your account team should try to convince  
>> you to go with the appliances instead.  My account team told me that  
>> they LCs are being terminated at some point in the future and  
>> replaced with the appliances so if you buy the LCs today you will  
>> most likely run into software limitations down the road as  
>> appliances get all the good stuff and the LCs get bug fixes only (at  
>> some point in their life at least). I'd go with the appliances.
> 
> There have been a number of different rumors floating around related  
> to this that I've heard.  I certainly would avoid investing in  
> something that does not have a clear roadmap.  If they can't present  
> you roadmap slides, panic?
> 
> Either way, there are other solutions in this space as well.
> 
> - Jared
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