The GENBAND P50 is a cost-effective mid-range traffic and policy management solution.

1. P SERIES NETWORK PLATFORM
As data traffic grows in speed, volume and complexi-
ty, service providers and IT managers are searching for
better ways to monitor and manage their networks.
The GENBAND P50TM is a cost-effective mid-range
Traffic and Policy Management solution. The P50 gives
network operators the ability to enforce business
policies, to monitor data flows, and to translate data-
By clustering multiple, load-sharing P50 devices, network operators
related insights into bottom-line results.
can gain scalable capacity, network resilience, and the option of
straight-through or full functional redundancy.
FLEXIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS
Now there is a proven, cost-efficient solution to traffic and policy
EXAMPLES OF P50 DEPLOYMENTS
management needs in broadband networks and campus or enterprise
Wide Area Networks. The GENBAND P50 provides the power,
flexibility and functionality needed to optimize traffic in today’s more
crowded and critical networks.
The P50 is the mid-range, multi-Gbps platform in the GENBAND
P Series Traffic and Policy Management (TPM) product family. This
space-efficient, packed 2RU rack-mounted appliance supports configu-
rations up to 24 Ethernet channel interfaces that can be used for traffic
processing, network reducndancy, or traffic diversion.
The P50 is ideally suited for access/edge broadband network de-
ployments, and for WAN connectivity in campus or enterprise environ-
ments. This solution leverages GENBAND’s robust P Series firmware,
making the P50 the preferred approach for in-line deployments. The
P50 co-exists cleanly with the GENBAND P1, P2, P5, P10, P20 and
higher-end P80 and P320 solutions, and leverages advanced TPM
capabilities such as P Series LiveView, Filtering and Traffic Shaping.
ROBUST FUNCTIONALITY
The P50 features easily accessible network interfaces, hard drives and
The GENBAND P50 is an integrated two (2) rack unit (RU) 19” rack-
power supplies, allowing easy field replacement. This solution also
mounted appliance with redundant AC or DC power supplies. As a
enables a mix of copper (RJ-45) and fiber (SX/LX/SR/LR) channels.
transparent Layer 2 device, the P50 utilizes a channel approach with
bonded internal and external interfaces. These interfaces can be any
Traffic statistics gathered by the P50 are pushed to a component
kind of Gigabit Ethernet (GE) – RJ-45 copper or single-mode (LX)/
of the GENBAND P Series Intelligence Center using statistics server
multimode (SX) fiber -- or Ten Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) fiber. Interfaces
capabilities on GENBAND PM2, PM10 or other management
are deployed as physical channel modules. This Layer 2 design as-
platforms. Statistics can be run directly on the P50 for deployments
signs no IP addresses to these interfaces, which substantially increases
with a maximum of 50,000 local hosts. GENBAND P Series devices
security by disabling targeted attacks. This approach also reduces
typically rely on the network for redundancy when deployed as a
latency and network impact, while boosting capacity and simplifying
transparent device, and can be combined with any Layer 2 or Layer
deployment.
3 load-sharing or redundancy configuration. The P50 internal Ethernet
interfaces support bypass switching, but can also support an external
The P50 incorporates three (3) systems management interfaces –
network bypass device.
Admin, AUX and Console. The systems management interfaces are

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RJ-45 BASE-10/100/1000. The Admin interface remotely connects x 10GE)
the Admin client and other network management systems. The AUX • Front mounted network interfaces, hard drives and power sup-
interface can be dedicated to statistical activities or to QueueSync plies for field replacement
connectivity in asymmetric network deployments. The console port sup- • Fully supports P Series operating system’s rich feature set
ports systems setup through the CLI (Command Line Interface) or SSH. • Full support of asymmetric traffic through Flow Sync and Queue
Sync with minimal overhead traffic
PART OF THE P SERIES FAMILY • Superior traffic identification and classification accuracy
The P50 is an integral part of the GENBAND P Series solutions for • Unsurpassed real-time visibility with P Series LiveView
next-generation Traffic and Policy Management.
SPECIFICATIONS
The P50 fully leverages P Series family-wide capabilities, including HARDWARE
pertinent asymmetric traffic support, a unique classification and • 2 rack unit (RU), 19” rack-mounted
identification engine, and real-time views. P Series devices can
characterize flows associated with specific applications, including PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS (exclusive of handles and cable holders)
streaming, interactive, and seemingly random flows. The P50 and • 3.5” (h) x 17” (w) x 22” (d) / 8.8 cm (h) x 43.0 cm (w) x 55.8
other P Series solutions can be used to aggregate detailed traffic cm (d)
properties such as filename, SIP caller ID, chat channel and mime-
type. POWER
Fine-grained details are available in real-time view from network level down to • 100-240 VAC or 36-72 VDC
device level • Redundant, 2 x 720W, load sharing, hot swap, dual line cords
All P Series solutions are backed by GENBAND professional
support, including intelligent services, network planning, tools and WEIGHT
resources needed to evolve networks to the next level. The P Series • 40 lbs/18 kg
Traffic and Policy Management product family also fully comple-
ments the full GENBAND fixed and mobile telecommunications CHANNELS
solutions. • 24 GE ports (12 GE channels)
• Twelve (12) 10GE ports (6 10GE channels)
• Up to six (6) interface modules per system
PHYSICAL INTERFACES
• RJ-45 BASE-10/100/1000 copper
• Multi-Mode SX GE fiber
• Single-Mode LX GE fiber
• Multi-Mode SR 10GE fiber
• Single-Mode LR 10GE fiber
• RJ-45 BASE-10/100/1000 Admin interface
• RJ-45 BASE-10/100/1000 AUX interface
• RJ-45 Serial Console interface
• All systems management interfaces are front-mounted
• USB admin interface
KEY FEATURES LICENSE OPTIONS
• 2RU rack-mounted appliance supporting 50 Gbps throughput • 1 Gbps increments. 50 Gbps maximum.
in a high interface density in a space efficient design • On-board Statistics and WebStatistics available for up to
• Dual channel 10 GE Ethernet or Quad channel GE Ethernet 50,000 local hosts
modules. Up to six modules supported per system (24 x GE, 12

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CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE
(under beneficial conditions)
• Bandwidth - Up to 50 Gbps throughput
• Concurrent Flows - 20 million
• New Connections per Second (CPS) - 300,000
• Subscribers - Up to 3,000,000 subscribers
INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT
INTERFACES
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) administration client for Win-
dows, Linux and MacOSX
• Python Application Programming Interface (API) for Windows,
Linux and Solaris
• SNMPv2
• Syslog
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
• RTT Measurements
• Tunneling Protocol Decoding (GTP, MIP, Teredo, IPv6 in IPv4)
• Native IPv6 support
• GSMA Logging
SOFTWARE FEATURES
• P Series LiveView – real-time traffic view
• Statistics – traffic analyzing
• Filtering – Layer 7 filtering and network protection
• Traffic Shaping – bandwidth management
• WebStatistics – web interface connecting into Statistics (above)
• Report Studio
SUBSCRIBER AUTHENTICATION
Dynamic creation of per user NetObjects and assignment of current
IP address through:
• DHCP Snooping
• Radius Snooping
• Python API integration (w/ DHCP, AAA, LDAP, AD etc.)
COMPLIANCES
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