diffrence between r65 and r70

few ref points on diffrence between r65 and r70

- software blade architecture: new licensing mechanism that is more flexible and will be cheaper for most customers (but don't expect a lot cheaper )
- IPS is the "new" Smartdefense, rewritten from scratch and designed to function better with lower load on the system. You now have a packet capture ability and follow-up feature on the new signatures.
- SPLAT went from 2.4 to 2.6 kernel (there has been a 2.6 R65 SPLAT version, but it wasn't mainstream)
- VMWare support was added. Everyone knows you can run a smartcenter on vmware and now it is officially supported
- Smartworkflow for better rule base management and follow-up
- provisioning of Edge/SPLAT firewalls
- DLP (data leakage prevention) introduced recently
- windows username and pc name can be put in the logs, using a WMI connection to AD
- Smartconsole is now built on the .NET framework

Virtual routing and forwarding

Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) is a technology included in IP (Internet Protocol) network routers that allows multiple instances of a routing table to exist in a router and work simultaneously. This increases functionality by allowing network paths to be segmented without using multiple devices. Because traffic is automatically segregated, VRF also increases network security and can eliminate the need for encryption and authentication. Internet service providers (ISPs) often take advantage of VRF to create separate virtual private networks (VPNs) for customers; thus the technology is also referred to as VPN routing and forwarding.
VRF acts like a logical router, but while a logical router may include many routing tables, a VRF instance uses only a single routing table. In addition, VRF requires a forwarding table that designates the next hop for each data packet, a list of devices that may be called upon to forward the packet, and a set of rules and routing protocols that govern how the packet is forwarded. These tables prevent traffic from being forwarded outside a specific VRF path and also keep out traffic that should remain outside the VRF path.