According to Wikipedia, an application delivery controller (ADC) is a network device in the datacenter that helps perform common tasks done by web sites in an effort to remove load from the web servers themselves. Many also provide load balancing. They usually sit between the firewall/router and the web farm. The ADC is in many cases described as the next generation load balancer.
One need not look very far for a network appliance suitable for load balancing; but an ADC is a lot more than just a load balancer. What if you are looking for a network appliance that does more than just load-balancing and/or a platform on which more than one application can be built, not to mention multi-tenancy support and a competitive advantage in performance and power/cost efficiency?
Read on to find out how a solution for such multi-faceted challenge was derived using Lanner's FX-7210, an unique network appliance that integrates control, management and data processing in one system.
Lanner Electronics Inc (TAIEX 6245) is a
world leading provider of design, engineering and
manufacturing services for advanced network appliances and
rugged applied computing platforms for system integrator,
service providers and application developers.
Founded in 1986, Lanner is an ISO 9001 accredited
organization with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and
offices in USA, Canada and China. With over 25 years of
experience in system and board hardware engineering, Lanner
provides high-performance, reliable and cost-effective
computing platforms. Lanner is most renowned for its range
of x86 and RISC network appliances as it has for many years
been the key hardware provider to some of the largest
network security companies in the world. In this field
Lanner delivers hardware for everything from basic load
balancing and firewall appliances to more demanding VPN,
bypass, intrusion detection and UTM systems that require
deep packet inspection.
With its manufacturing services, Lanner creates customized
hardware solutions for customer applications with managed
hardware lifecycles. Once its time to ship, Lanner handles
the branding of the hardware, the shipping cartons and all
its contents. And drop shipments can be arranged worldwide
from Lanner logistics centers around the world. Full RMA
service and technical support is also offered for complete
product lifecycle management.