2: Overview
SLB™ Branch Office Manager User Guide 18
Application Example
The figure below is an example deployment. An SLB branch office manager is deployed
in each branch office and an (optional) SLM management appliance at the main office.
The branch offices are interconnected (always on) by VPN routers overlaid on the
Internet, and also interconnected (on demand) through the analog phone system.
Note: The SLB branch office manager can also be the authentication gateway to a
network architecture that is not VPN-based.
The SLB device provides Ethernet switch service (blue), remotely controlled and
monitored AC power (orange), console management (green), and traditional, wired
telephone network (PSTN) access (yellow).