DATASHEET
ISM200 INTEGRATED
SERVICES MODULE
Product Overview
The Juniper Networks ISM200
application acceleration module gives
distributed enterprises using Juniper
Networks J Series Services Routers a
simple approach to accelerating the
WAN delivery of client-server and Web-
based business applications like ERP,
CRM, email and file services. Based
on the comprehensive WXC Series
Framework for optimizing performance,
and applications acceleration, control
and visibility over wide area links,
the ISM200 module make the most
efficient use of existing WAN resources
and improve application response times
by providing a LAN-like experience
for branch-office users accessing
centralized applications.
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Product Description
The Juniper Networks® ISM200 Integrated Services Module provides the same WAN
acceleration benefits of the Juniper Networks WXC Series Application Acceleration
Platforms on a Juniper Networks J Series Services Router. The integration of application
acceleration with secure routing platforms provides a simple consolidated solution for the
branch office with integrated best-in-class routing, security, and application acceleration.
The ISM200 improves application performance over the WAN by eliminating redundant
transmissions, accelerating TCP and application-specific protocols, prioritizing and
allocating access to bandwidth, and ensuring high application availability at sites with
multiple WAN links. The ISM200 interoperates with the whole range of Juniper Networks
WXC Series Series Application Acceleration Platforms to provide constantly distributed
stateful intelligence across the entire network and exchange vital information such as
topology, reachability, and path-performance metrics.
Through integrated WebView device management software, the ISM200 also provides
unprecedented visibility into the WAN. Managers can identify top talkers, monitor
application throughput, application performance and packet distribution across the WAN,
review acceleration statistics, and create executive summary reports that provide a high
level overview of important performance characteristics.
The ISM200, as with all of the WXC Series platforms, can be centrally managed by the
Juniper Networks WX Central Management System. It also can be managed via the Juniper
Networks Junos® operating system command line interface (CLI) or via J-Web on the J
Series, which provides a Web management Graphical User Interface (GUI) launch point for
the WXC Series WebView device manager.
The ISM200 Integrated Services Module is a Physical Interface Module (PIM) for the
J Series chassis. This offers all of the WXC Series benefits on the J Series Services Router
and provides a consolidated solution for the branch office with integrated application
acceleration.
Features and Benefits
Compression and Caching
The patented Molecular Sequence Reduction (MSR) compression
and Network Sequence Caching technologies enable the ISM200
module to deliver up to a 100-fold increase in effective WAN
capacity, providing immediate congestion relief for all IP-based
traffic, including TCP—and UDP-based applications, while
allowing businesses to avoid costly WAN upgrades.
The MSR algorithm recognizes repeated data patterns
and replaces them with labels, dramatically reducing WAN
transmissions and improving overall application performance.
Operating in memory, the MSR dictionary can store hundreds of
megabytes of patterns for a broad cross-section of application
types, from short chatty ones to those with longer patterns. By
eliminating redundant traffic, the MSR compression technology
delivers a 10-fold increase in effective WAN capacity.
Sequence Caching is similar to MSR in that it identifies and
replaces redundant data patterns with labels before forwarding
across the WAN. However, Sequence Caching utilizes hard drives
only available on the WXC Series platforms and ISM200 module
to store larger data patterns over longer periods of time, enabling
the devices to detect and eliminate repetitive traffic separated by
gigabytes of data or last seen days or weeks earlier. As a result, the
Sequence Caching feature enables the WXC Series and ISM200
modules to produce up to a 100-fold increase in WAN capacity.
TCP Acceleration
The WXC Series Packet Flow Acceleration (PFA) technology
liberates data traffic from the limitations imposed by TCP, increasing
throughput across the WAN and accelerating applications on low-
bandwidth or high-latency connections between WXC Series and
ISM200 modules. Forward Error Correction (FEC), a component of
PFA, limits the need for retransmissions on “lossy” networks such as
satellite links by making use of recovery packets to reconstruct lost
transmissions.
Application- and Protocol-Specific Acceleration
The Application Flow Acceleration (AppFlow) technology
improves the performance of specific applications and protocols—
including Microsoft Exchange, Windows file services and Web-
based applications—over the WAN.
AppFlow for Microsoft Exchange, and Windows and Linux file
services improves application performance by accelerating their
underlying protocols—Messaging Application Programming
Interface (MAPI) and Common Internet File System (CIFS),
respectively. These protocols send data in small blocks that
must be received and acknowledged before the next block can
be sent, requiring hundreds or even thousands of round trips to
complete a single transaction. The AppFlow for Exchange and
AppFlow for CIFS technology pipelines these data blocks in quick
succession, delivering up to a 50-fold improvement in application
performance, meeting the needs of remote and branch office
users accessing centralized applications or Network Attached
Storage (NAS) data over the WAN.
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AppFlow for HTTP accelerates Web-based applications over the
WAN by enabling the ISM200 module to learn and cache objects
associated with URLs. Similar to MAPI and CIFS, HTTP submits
a series of sequential requests for Web objects, requiring tens or
even hundreds of round-trips between the client and server to
build a Web page. With AppFlow for HTTP, the ISM200 module
either confirms object freshness or pre-fetches updated objects in
advance of the client’s request, resulting in much faster page loads.
Application Control
The ISM200 module’s Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities allow
IT to assign priority and set bandwidth levels to ensure that
business-critical and latency-sensitive applications such as voice
over IP (VoIP) always have sufficient bandwidth. The easy-to-use
Juniper QoS implementation preserves QoS markings applied
by other devices as needed and transparently maps traffic onto
carrier classes of service.
In addition, a congestion control feature that tightly couples
the ISM200 module’s QoS engine with the MSR compression
technology allows QoS policies to dynamically detect changes
in bandwidth availability and adjust allocation and prioritization
schemes accordingly.
The ISM200 module also offers a Policy-based Multipath
feature which enables IT to assign applications to a specific
path in locations served by multiple WAN links. The ISM200
module monitors loss and latency characteristics on each link
and automatically diverts applications to the alternate path, if
performance falls below acceptable levels.
WebView and WX CMS Software
Visibility into and control over the ISM200 modules is provided via
embedded WebView device management and the powerful WX
Central Management System (WX CMS) software. The WX CMS
software provides visibility into application performance across
multiple WXC Series and ISM200 modules, enabling extensive
configuration, monitoring and management capabilities. Individual
device monitoring and configuration can be performed via the
JUNOS Software CLI or via J-Web on the J Series which provides a
Web management GUI launch point for the WXC Series WebView.
Content Distribution
Content distribution and WAN optimization are integrated on the
WXC Series and ISM200. To further reduce the delay associated
with first-time downloads, the WXC Series implement content
distribution that automatically pushes all new content to WXC
Series platforms, proactively “loading” the cache and pre-
populating the hard drive with data patterns to optimize every
download. This content distribution can be managed in a single
location with the WX CMS software, where the distribution can
be pushed to multiple locations, scheduled in advance, executed
once or repetitively to ensure that, for instance, all branch offices
have the freshest data every morning.
Features and Benefits
FEATURES
Compression and caching
TCP acceleration
Application and protocol-specific
acceleration
Application control
WebView and WX CMS
Content distribution
FEATURE DESCRIPTION BENEFITS
Memory and disk compression with bytes caching drastically Improves WAN capabilities.
reduce any IP-based traffic (like TCP and UDP) sent on the WAN
with low latency and high scalability.
• Removes the latency effects on TCP applications with Packet Improves TCP application throughput,
Flow Acceleration, Fast Connection Setup. response times and user productivity for TCP
• Reduces the effect of packet losses on applications with Forward applications such as Lotus Notes.
Error Correction.
Remove the latency effects on chatty protocols such as remote file Improves throughput, response times and
servers (CIFS), mail servers (MAPI) and Web applications (HTTP). user productivity for various applications,
such as file servers, Exchange, Oracle, SAP,
Peoplesoft.
• Applications are identified automatically based on source/ Guarantees the best access and resources to
destination IP address/port, type of service (ToS)/DiffServ code critical applications.
point (DSCP), IP protocol, Layer 7 identification for HTTP; the
Juniper solution also follows port hopping applications (FTP,
Exchange).
• Applications can be organized in different classes with their own
priority, bandwidth guaranty and maximum bandwidth depending
on the time of day.
• Settings can be retained or prioritized using
ToS/DiffServ values by application.
• Applications can be distributed to multiple
WAN links and based on link service-level agreement (SLA)
(losses/latency) can be diverted to another path.
• Provide full network and application visibility through the WAN Provides in a single point simple and easy
with 26 device-level reports available through WebView and 36 control to the WAN optimization platforms
network-wide reports available with WX CMS. with visibility and trends on WAN utilization.
• Statistics cover:
– Compression per device, per application and per destination—
both real-time and historical.
– Acceleration per application, per location—both
real-time and historical.
– WAN performance with network latency, loss, availability for
SLA monitoring and enforcement.
– QoS and bandwidth management per destination, per traffic
class—real-time and historical.
– Trends on WAN throughput, application volume, latency,
losses and QoS traffic classes for up to 180 days.
– Advanced statistics can also be exported in CSV format or
Netflow version 5.
• The WX CMS manages in a central location all WXC Series
platform configurations and codes/releases.
• Automatic alerts can be generated (SNMP traps, email, console)
for up to 200 administrator definable performance or system
events.
• Distribution of content (anti virus updates, CAD files, training Moves the content to the edge network.
videos, software development) to the remote locations.
• Proactively “warm” the cache to provide the best optimization
even with fist download.
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Easy Installation and Configuration
ISM200 modules can be installed and configured in minutes using a Web-based installation wizard. Configuration can also be automated
using the WX CMS software.

The ISM200 modules integrated in the J Series also support redundant configurations to ensure complete fail-safe operations. In the
event of a ISM200 failure, the J Series automatically bypasses the ISM200, allowing traffic to pass through untouched.

FEATURES FEATURE DESCRIPTION BENEFITS

Network integration
• The ISM200 is installed in two vertically adjacent slots in the Simple and comprehensive integration in the
J Series. various networks.
• All topologies are supported: point-to-point, hub-and-spoke and
full mesh with asymmetric routes support.
• The network is discovered via OSPF.
• Tunnels are created automatically or manually.
• Service is guaranteed with fault-tolerant non-stop operation
using hardware or software failure conditions.

Device management • SNMP (SNMPv2c, MIB II, WX Enterprise MIB) and Syslog support. Secure and comprehensive management
• Secure access via SSHv1, SSHv2, and HTTPS (SSL) via solutions.
J Series access.
• Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) via the
J Series.
• Release and configuration management via FTP, HTTPS and
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) with dual software images
and configurations support. This can also be centralized with
CMS.

Specifications Juniper Networks Services and Support

Performance Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services
• Total Reduction Throughput Speed: 512 Kbps to 10 Mbps and support, which are designed to accelerate, extend, and
• Tunnels Supported: Up to 10 with all features enabled optimize your high-performance network. Our services allow
• Disk Capacity: 120 GB you to bring revenue-generating capabilities online faster so
• J Series Models: J2320, J2350, J4350 and J6350 you can realize bigger productivity gains and faster rollouts of
Weight (lb/kg) new business models and ventures. At the same time, Juniper
• 1.5 lb (.68 kg) Networks ensures operational excellence by optimizing your

Dimensions (W x H x D) network to maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and

• 6.3 x 1.6 x 7 in (16.0 x 4.1 x 17.8 cm) availability. For more details, please visit www.juniper.net/us/en/
products-services/.
Power (AC, DC)
• DC power: -48 V, -60 V DC
Ordering Information
• AC power: 200 V to 240 V AC
MODEL NUMBER DESCRIPTION
Environment
JX-ISM-200-WXC ISM200, includes RTU SW License to 512 Kbps
Operating Temperature
WXOS-ISM200-512-2 Upgrade license from 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps
• 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
WXOS-ISM200-512-4 Upgrade license from 512 Kbps to 4 Mbps
Nonoperational Temperature
WXOS-ISM-200-512K-10 Upgrade a JX-ISM-200-WXC from 512 Kbps
• 4° to 158° F (-20° to 70° C) to 10 Mbps
Humidity WXOS-ISM200-2-4 Upgrade license from 2 Mbps to 4 Mbps
• 10% to 90%, noncondensing
WXOS-ISM200-2-10 Upgrade a JX-ISM-200-WXC from 2 Mbps
Certifications to 10 Mbps

• Safety: TUV, CSA, CB WXOS-ISM200-4-10 Upgrade a JX-ISM-200-WXC from 4 Mbps

to 10 Mbps
• EMC Certifications: FCC class B, CE class B, C-Tick, VCCI class B
About Juniper Networks
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networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network
infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment
for accelerating the deployment of services and applications
over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses.
Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

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