Network Access Servers (NAS) Basic Characteristics

• NAS systems are small, dedicated systems

  • low cpu power
  • no mass storage

• Operated by Network Service Providers and Private Enterprises

• Policy enforcement point for entry to network services

• Need to scale to support a fairly large number of NASes, and connection arrival rate at server

solutions must fit in the box

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