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CHAPTER 20
Application Patrol
This chapter describes how to set up application patrol for the NXC.
20.1 Application Patrol Overview
Application patrol provides a convenient way to manage the use of various applications on the
network. It manages general protocols (for example, http and ftp) and instant messenger (IM),
peer-to-peer (P2P), Voice over IP (VoIP), and streaming (RSTP) applications. You can even
control the use of a particular application’s individual features (like text messaging, voice,
video conferencing, and file transfers). Application patrol also has powerful bandwidth
management including traffic prioritization to enhance the performance of delay-sensitive
applications like voice and video.
The NXC checks firewall rules before application patrol rules for traffic going
through the NXC. To use a service, make sure both the firewall and application
patrol allow the service’s packets to go through the NXC.
Application patrol examines every TCP and UDP connection passing through the NXC and
identifies what application is using the connection. Then, you can specify, by application,
whether or not the NXC continues to route the connection.
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