The Sonic WALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8500 offers dynamic security for the global network by providing powerful application intelligence & control along with network intrusion detection & prevention. With the patented Sonic WALL Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) engine & sophisticated application intelligence capabilities, the NSA E8500 can analyze & control over 2, 700 unique applications, whether they are encrypted with SSL or are unencrypted. This exceptional combination of software sophistication & incredibly powerful hardware leaves little room for application traffic to hide on the network, since Sonic WALLs patented RFDI engine is capable of inspecting hundreds of thousands of connections simultaneously across all ports equally, with nearly zero latency & without file size limitations.