SPEC SHEET

THUNDER CGN PHYSICAL APPLIANCE

THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER

PERFORMANCE 840 CGN 1030S CGN 3030S CGN 3040 CGN 3230 CGN
Throughput 5 Gbps 10 Gbps 30 Gbps 30 Gbps 30 Gbps

Setups Per Second 350K 800K 1.1 Million 1.3 Million 1.8 Million

Full TCP Connections Per Second 120K 300K 437K 460K 891K

Concurrent Sessions 16 Million 32 Million 64 Million 64 Million 64 Million

Application Delivery Partitions 32 32 64 64 64

NETWORK INTERFACE
1 GE Copper 5 6 6 6 0

1 GE Fiber (SFP) 0 2 2 2 4

1/10 GE Fiber (SFP+) 2 2 4 4 4

Management Ports Ethernet Mgmt port,

1 x Ethernet Mgmt port, 1 x RJ-45 console port, 1 x Lights Out Management
RJ-45 console port

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Processor Intel
Intel Xeon 4-core Intel Xeon 4-core Intel Xeon 4-core Intel Xeon 4-core
Processor

Memory (ECC RAM) 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB

Storage SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD

Hardware Acceleration Software Software Software Software FTA-4

Dimensions (Inches) 1.75 (H) x 17 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x
12 (D) 17.45 (D) 17.45 (D) 17.45 (D) 17.15 (D)

Rack Units (Mountable) 1U 1U 1U 1U 1U

Unit Weight 18.0 lbs

8.8 lbs 20.1 lbs 20.6 lbs 23 lbs
20.1 lbs (RPS)

Single 150W (AC only) Single 600W+ Dual 600W RPS Dual 600W RPS Dual 600W RPS
Power Supply (DC option available) 100 - 240 VAC
80 Plus Platinum efficiency, 100 - 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz
50-60Hz

Power Consumption (Typical/Max)*1 57W / 75W 98W / 108W 131W / 139W 180W / 240W 190W / 240W

Heat in BTU/Hour (Typical/Max)*1 195 / 256 334 / 369 447 / 474 615 / 819 648 / 819

Cooling Fan Single Fixed Fan Hot Swap Smart Fans

Operating Ranges Temperature 0° - 40° C | Humidity 5% - 95%

Regulatory Certifications FCC Class A, UL, CE,

FCC Class A, UL, CE, FCC Class A, UL, CE, FCC Class A, UL, CE,
FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, CCC,
TUV, CB, VCCI, CCC, CB, GS^, VCCI, CCC^, TUV, CB, VCCI, CCC,
TUV, CB, VCCI, CCC, KCC, BSMI, RCM,
KCC, BSMI, RCM, FAC KCC, BSMI, RCM | KCC, BSMI, RCM,
BSMI, RCM | RoHS EAC, FAC | RoHS,
| RoHS, FIPS 140-2*3 RoHS NEBS | RoHS
FIPS 140-2*3

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Thunder CGN Physical Appliance (Cont.)

THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER

PERFORMANCE 3430 CGN 4430 CGN 4440 CGN 5330 CGN 5430-11 CGN
Throughput 42 Gbps 38 Gbps 80 Gbps 78 Gbps 77 Gbps

Setups Per Second 2.1 Million 2.1 Million 2.5 Million 3.1 Million 3.1 Million

Full TCP Connections Per Second 1 Million 1 Million 1.1 Million 1.2 Million 1.6 Million

Concurrent Sessions 128 Million 128 Million 128 Million 128 Million 256 Million

Application Delivery Partitions 127 127 127 127 1,023

NETWORK INTERFACE
1 GE Fiber (SFP) 4 0 0 0 0

1/10 GE Fiber (SFP+) 4 16 24 8 16

40 GE Fiber (QSFP+) 0 4 4 0 4

Management Ports 1 x Ethernet Management Port, 1 x RJ-45 Console Port

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Processor Intel Xeon 6-core Intel Xeon 6-core Intel Xeon 6-core Intel Xeon 10-core Intel Xeon 10-core

Memory (ECC RAM) 32 GB 32 GB 32 GB 32 GB 64 GB

Storage SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD

Hardware Acceleration FTA-4 FTA-3 2 x FTA-4 FTA-4 2 x FTA-3

Dimensions (Inches) 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x
17.15 (D) 24.6 (D) 30 (D) 17.15 (D) 24.6 (D)

Rack Units (Mountable) 1U 1U 1U 1U 1U

Unit Weight 23 lbs 25.2 lbs 32.5 lbs 23 lbs 25.6 lbs

Dual 600W RPS Dual 600W RPS Dual 1100W RPS Dual 600W RPS Dual 600W RPS
Power Supply (DC option available)
80 Plus Platinum efficiency, 100 - 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz

Power Consumption (Typical/Max)*1 210W / 260W 266W / 319W 360W / 445W 210W / 260W 288W / 345W

Heat in BTU/Hour (Typical/Max) *1

717 / 887 908 / 1,088 1,229 / 1,519 717 / 887 983 / 1,178

Cooling Fan Hot Swap Smart Fans

Operating Ranges Temperature 0° - 40° C | Humidity 5% - 95%

Regulatory Certifications FCC Class A, UL, CE, FCC Class A, UL, CE, FCC Class A, UL, CE, FCC Class A, UL, CE, FCC Class A, UL, CE,
GS, CB, VCCI, CCC, TUV, CB, VCCI, CCC, GS, CB, VCCI, CCC, GS, CB, VCCI, CCC, TUV, CB, VCCI, CCC,
KCC, BSMI, RCM, KCC, BSMI, RCM | KCC, BSMI, RCM | BSMI, RCM, NEBS | KCC, BSMI, RCM |
NEBS | RoHS RoHS, FIPS 140-2^|*3 RoHS, FIPS 140-2^|*3 RoHS RoHS

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Thunder CGN Physical Appliance (Cont.)

THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER

PERFORMANCE 5440 CGN 5630 CGN 5840 CGN 6430 CGN 6440 CGN
Throughput 100 Gbps 76 Gbps 115 Gbps 150 Gbps 160 Gbps

Setups Per Second 5 Million 5.9 Million 7 Million 5.2 Million 6.5 Million

Full TCP Connections Per Second 2.2 Million 3 Million 3 Million 2.6 Million 2.8 Million

Concurrent Sessions 256 Million 256 Million 256 Million 256 Million 256 Million

Application Delivery Partitions 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023

NETWORK INTERFACE
1 GE Fiber (SFP) 0 4 0 0 0

1/10 GE Fiber (SFP+) 24 24 24 16 48

40 GE Fiber (QSFP+) 4 4 4 4 4

Management Ports 1 x Ethernet Management Port, 1 x RJ-45 Console Port

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Processor Intel Xeon 12-core 2 x Intel Xeon 8-core Intel Xeon 18-core 2 x Intel Xeon 8-core 2 x Intel Xeon 10-core

Memory (ECC RAM) 64 GB 128 GB 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB

Storage SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD

Hardware Acceleration 2 x FTA-4 4 x FTA-2 2 x FTA-4 4 x FTA-3 3 x FTA-4

Dimensions (Inches) 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 5.3 (H) x 16.9 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x
30 (D) 28 (D) 30 (D) 30 (D) 30 (D)

Rack Units (Mountable) 1U 3U 1U 1U 1U

Unit Weight 32.5 lbs 72 lbs 32.5 lbs 39 lbs 36 lbs

Dual 1100W RPS 2+2 1100W RPS Dual 1100W RPS Dual 1100W RPS Dual 1100W RPS
Power Supply (DC option available)
80 Plus Platinum efficiency, 100 - 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz

Power Consumption (Typical/Max) *1

360W / 445W 780W / 890W 375W / 470W 590W / 680W 480W / 550W

Heat in BTU/Hour (Typical/Max) *1

1,229 / 1,519 2,661 / 3,037 1,280 / 1,604 2,013 / 2,320 1,638 / 1,877

Cooling Fan Hot Swap Smart Fans

Operating Ranges Temperature 0° - 40° C | Humidity 5% - 95%

Regulatory Certifications FCC Class A, UL, CE,

FCC Class A, UL, CE,
FCC Class A, UL, CE, FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, CCC, FCC Class A, UL, CE,
TUV, CB, VCCI, KCC^,
GS, CB, VCCI, CCC, GS, CB, VCCI, CCC, KCC, BSMI, RCM, GS, CB, VCCI, CCC,
EAC, FAC | RoHS,
BSMI, RCM | RoHS BSMI, RCM | RoHS EAC, FAC, NEBS | BSMI, RCM | RoHS
FIPS 140-2^|*
RoHS, FIPS 140-2*3

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Thunder CGN Physical Appliance (Cont.)

THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER

PERFORMANCE 6630 CGN 7440 CGN 7440-11 CGN

Throughput 155 Gbps 220 Gbps 220 Gbps

Setups Per Second 7.5 Million 9 Million 9 Million

Full TCP Connections Per Second 3.2 Million 5 Million 5 Million

Concurrent Sessions 256 Million 256 Million 256 Million

Application Delivery Partitions 1,023 1,023 1,023

NETWORK INTERFACE
1/10 GE Fiber (SFP+) 12 48 48

40 GE Fiber (QSFP+) 0 4 0

100 GE Fiber 4 (CXP) 0 4 (QSFP28)

Management Ports 1 x Ethernet Management Port, 1 x RJ-45 Console Port

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Processor 2 x Intel Xeon 12-core 2 x Intel Xeon 18-core 2 x Intel Xeon 18-core

Memory (ECC RAM) 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB

Storage SSD SSD SSD

Hardware Acceleration 4 x FTA-3 3 x FTA-4 3 x FTA-4

Dimensions (Inches) 5.3 (H) x 16.9 (W) x 28 (D) 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 30 (D) 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 30 (D)

Rack Units (Mountable) 3U 1U 1U

Unit Weight 74.5 lbs 36 lbs 37 lbs

2+2 1100W RPS Dual 1100W RPS Dual 1500W RPS

Power Supply (DC option available)
80 Plus Platinum efficiency, 100 - 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz

Power Consumption (Typical/Max)*1 995W / 1,150W 690W / 820W 820W / 950W

Heat in BTU/Hour (Typical/Max) *1

3,395 / 3,924 2,355 / 2,798 2,798 / 3,242

Cooling Fan Hot Swap Smart Fans

Operating Ranges Temperature 0° - 40° C | Humidity 5% - 95%

Regulatory Certifications
FCC Class A, UL, CE, GS, CB, VCCI,
FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, FCC Class A^, UL^, CE^, GS^, CB^, VCCI^,
CCC, KCC, BSMI, RCM | RoHS, FIPS
KCC^, EAC, FAC | RoHS, FIPS 140-2^|*3 CCC^, KCC^, BSMI^, RCM^ | RoHS^
140-2^|*3

Standard Warranty 90-Day Hardware and Software

The specifications, performance numbers are subject to change without notice, and may vary depending on configuration and environmental conditions.

*1
With base model. Number varies by SSL model | *3
FIPS model must be purchased | ^
Certification in process | +
Optional RPS

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THUNDER CGN SPE PHYSICAL APPLIANCE
THUNDER THUNDER
THUNDER
4435 CGN
THUNDER
5435 CGN
THUNDER
6435 CGN
THUNDER
6635 CGN 14045 CGN
SINGLE MODULE
14045 CGN
DUAL MODULE
PERFORMANCE

Throughput 38 Gbps 77 Gbps 155 Gbps 155 Gbps 150 Gbps 300 Gbps

Setups Per Second 3 Million 3.5 Million 7.5 Million 7.5 Million 10 Million 20 Million

Full TCP
1.4 Million 1.6 Million 3.2 Million 3.2 Million 4 Million 8 Million
Connections Per Second

Concurrent Sessions 128 Million 256 Million 256 Million 256 Million 256 Million 512 Million

Selective Dynamic
55 Million 112 Million 224 Million 224 Million 224 Million 450 Million
Filter Rate [PPS]†

Selective Dynamic Filter

256K / 128K 256K / 128K 256K / 128K 256K / 128K 256K / 128K 512K / 256K
Hardware Entries (IPv4/IPv6)

Application Delivery Partitions 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 / 4,094‡ 1,023

NETWORK INTERFACE
1/10 GE Fiber (SFP+) 16 16 16 12 0 0

40 GE Fiber (QSFP+) 0 4 4 0 4 4

100 GE Fiber 0 0 0 4 (CXP) 4 (CFP or QSFP28) 4 (CFP or QSFP28)

Management Ports 1 x Ethernet Management Port, 1 x RJ-45 Console Port , 1 x Lights Out Management
+

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Processor (Intel Xeon) 10-core 10-core 2 x 12-core 2 x 12-core 2 x 18-core 4 x 18-core

Memory (ECC RAM) 64 GB 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB

Storage SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD

Hardware Acceleration FTA-3, SPE 2 x FTA-3, SPE 4 x FTA-3, SPE 4 x FTA-3, SPE 4 x FTA-3, SPE 8 x FTA-3, SPE

Dimensions (Inches) 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 5.3 (H) x 16.9 (W) x 5.3 (H) x 16.9 (W) x 5.3 (H) x 16.9 (W) x
x 30 (D) 30 (D) 30 (D) 28 (D) 28 (D) 28 (D)

Rack Units (Mountable) 1U 1U 1U 3U 3U 3U

Unit Weight 34.5 lbs 35.5 lbs 39 lbs 74.5 lbs 80 lbs 102 lbs

Power Supply Dual 1100W RPS Dual 1100W RPS Dual 1100W RPS 2+2 1100W RPS 2+2 1100W RPS 2+2 1100W RPS
(DC option available) 80 Plus Platinum efficiency, 100 - 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz

Power Consumption
350W / 420W 400W / 480W 620W / 710W 995W / 1,150W 1,000W / 1,200W 1,700W / 2,000W
(Typical/Max)*

Heat in BTU/Hour
1,195 / 1,433 1,365 / 1,638 2,116 / 2,423 3,395 / 3,924 3,412 / 4,095 5,801 / 6,825
(Typical/Max)*

Cooling Fan Hot Swap Smart Fans

Operating Ranges Temperature 0° - 40° C | Humidity 5% - 95%

Regulatory Certifications FCC Class A, UL,

FCC Class A, UL, FCC Class A, UL, FCC Class A, UL, FCC Class A, UL,
CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, FCC Class A, UL,
CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, CE, GS, CB, VCCI, CE, GS, CB, VCCI,
CCC, MSIP, BSMI, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI,
CCC, BSMI, RCM, CCC, BSMI, RCM, CCC^, KCC, BSMI, CCC^, KCC, BSMI,
RCM, EAC, NEBS | EAC, FAC | RoHS
NEBS | RoHS NEBS | RoHS RCM | RoHS RCM | RoHS
RoHS

Standard Warranty 90-Day Hardware and Software

The specifications, performance numbers are subject to change without notice, and may vary depending on configuration and environmental conditions.
†
Packets per second. Hardware-based selective dynamic filtering feature is available on Thunder CGN SPE family.
*
With base model. Number varies by SSL model | +
Thunder 14045 comes with a splitter cable for console to provide access to both modules. |
‡
Requires ACOS 4.1.100 code version, see release notes.

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THUNDER HVA PHYSICAL APPLIANCE

THUNDER THUNDER

PERFORMANCE 3030S HVA 3530S HVA

Throughput* 35 Gbps 100 Gbps

vThunder Instances (Included) 8 40

NETWORK INTERFACE
1 GE Copper 6 4

1 GE Fiber (SFP) 2 2

1/10 GE Fiber (SFP+) 4 12

Management Ports 1 x Ethernet Management Port, 1 x RJ-45 Console Port, 1 x Lights Out Management

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Processor (Intel Xeon) 4-core 2 x 10-core

Memory (ECC RAM) 32 GB 128 GB

Storage SSD SSD

Hardware Acceleration Software Software

Dimensions (Inches) 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 17.45 (D) 1.75 (H) x 17.25 (W) x 22.8 (D)

Rack Units (Mountable) 1U 1U

Unit Weight 20.1 lbs 29.6 lbs

Dual 600W RPS Dual 750W RPS

Power Supply (DC option available) 80 Plus Platinum efficiency, 80 Plus Gold efficiency,
100 - 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz 100 - 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz

Power Consumption (Typical/Max) 131W / 139W 380W / 476W

Heat in BTU/Hour (Typical/Max) 447 / 474 1,297 / 1,624

Cooling Fan Hot Swap Smart Fans

Operating Ranges Temperature 0° - 40° C | Humidity 5% - 95%

Regulatory Certifications FCC Class A , UL^, CE^, TUV^, CB^, VCCI^, China CCC^, BSMI^, RCM^, EAC^, FAC^
^

Standard Warranty 90-Day Hardware and Software

The specifications, performance numbers are subject to change without notice, and may vary depending on configuration and environmental conditions.

*
Performance varies by number of virtual machines running and hardware resources assigned | ^
Certification in process

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vTHUNDER CGN VIRTUAL APPLIANCE
Supported Hypervisors VMware ESXi 4.1 or Higher
KVM QEMU 1.0 or Higher (VirtIO, OvS with DPDK, SR-IOV)
Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Higher

Hardware Requirements See Installation Guide

Standard Warranty 90-Day Software

Bandwidth Licenses Lab 200 Mbps 1 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 20 Gbps

VMware ESXi

KVM (KVM | OvS-DPDK)

KVM
+
Microsoft Hyper-V

+
8 Gbps license not recommended for Microsoft Hyper-V

THUNDER CGN FOR BARE METAL

System Requirements Minimum Hardware Requirement
• Intel x86-based CPUs with minimum of 4 cores
• 16 GB RAM
• 80 GB of free disk space
• 2 Ethernet interfaces (3 or more are recommended)
• Intel Network Adapters and drivers including igb, ixgbe, i40e and more

Reference Platforms Cisco UCS, Dell PowerEdge, Ericsson Hyperscale Datacenter System (HDS), HP ProLiant and more

Bandwidth Licenses* 10 Gbps (4 cores), 20 Gbps (8 cores) and 40 Gbps (14 cores)

Standard Warranty 90-Day Software

*
Licenses are tied with maximum number of cores which can be allocated to ACOS

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