FortiGate-1001F-BDL-950-12

FG-1001F-BDL-950-12 Fortinet FortiGate FG-1001F Network Security/Firewall Appliance

Description

The FortiGate FG‑1001F (BDL‑950‑12 bundle) is a high‑performance next‑generation firewall appliance designed for data center and large enterprise environments. It includes dual power supplies, multi‑speed interface support (100 G, 25 G, 10 G, and 1 G), and a built‑in subscription for FortiCare Premium & FortiGuard UTP (1 year). It delivers line‑rate security with features such as SSL inspection, intrusion prevention, web filtering, VPN, and application control.

Key Advantages

1. Very High Throughput

   • Up to ~198 Gbps for firewall traffic (large packets) gives excellent bandwidth capacity.

   • Solid IPS (~19 Gbps) and Threat Protection (~13 Gbps) performance even with security services enabled.

2. Low Latency & High Session Handling

   • Latency in the order of microseconds (~3.45 µs for 64‑byte UDP) under typical loads.

   • Supports very large numbers of concurrent sessions (~7.5 million) and high new session‑rates (~650,000/sec).

3. Flexible & High‑Density Interfaces

   • Wide mix: 100 GE QSFP28, 40 GE QSFP+, 25 GE SFP28, 10 GE SFP+, multi‑gig RJ‑45 ports etc. Great for various deployment scenarios from core to aggregation to server connectivity.

   • Onboard storage (dual SSDs) supports logging, local features, etc.

4. Hardware Acceleration

   • Uses Fortinet’s ASIC/SPU tech (e.g. NP7, CP9) for accelerating security functions like SSL/TLS inspection, encryption, intrusion prevention. This helps maintain high throughput even with advanced security enabled.

5. Redundancy & Reliability

   • Dual hot‑swappable power supplies, redundant fans, TPM, etc., which help in high‑availability and minimizing downtime.

   • Front‑to‑back airflow suits data‑centre rack cooling layouts.

6. Broad Feature Set

   • Full NGFW capabilities: firewalling, application control, web filtering, threat protection, SSL inspection, etc.

   • Strong VPN capabilities: large numbers of site‑to‑site and client VPN tunnels, good VPN throughput.

7. Scalability

   • Able to support many policies, many virtual domains (VDOMs), many connected devices (switches, APs). Ideal for big enterprise or service‑provider scale.

8. Security Services Bundle Included (BDL‑950)

   • With the bundle “BDL‑950‑12”, you get one year of FortiGuard / Unified Threat Protection plus FortiCare support. This helps with threat intelligence, updates, support out of the box.

Security & Software Features

• Full Next‑Generation Firewall (NGFW) feature set: Application control, SSL/TLS inspection (including TLS 1.3), web filtering, malware protection, antivirus, intrusion prevention system (IPS), URL filtering, anti‑spam etc.

• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) enforcement integrated into the NGFW platform.

• FortiGuard Services & FortiCare Support included in the bundle: Unified Threat Protection (UTP), which adds services like IPS, AV, Web/Data filtering, etc

Strengths & Use Cases

• High throughput & hardware acceleration: Because of its SPU (ASIC) architecture, it can deliver line-rate security even with SSL/TLS inspection in many environments.

• Rich interface mix: The availability of 100G, 25G, 10G, and 1G ports in the same box makes it adaptable to a wide variety of network topologies and future upgrades.

• Scalable for large deployments: It supports many sessions and new connections per second, suitable for data center / campus / enterprise core environments.

• Security bundle included (for first year): With the BDL‑950 bundle, you get one year of advanced security services (IPS, Antivirus, Web Filtering, etc.) and hardware support.