Application Control Engine 20 Hardware The Cisco ACE30 Module provides best-in-industry scalability and throughput for managing application traffic: up to 16 Gbps in a single module. Additionally, through its unique virtualization capabilities, Cisco ACE enables IT to provision and deliver a broad range of applications from a single Cisco ACE30 Module, bringing increased scalability for application provisioning to the data center.To increase application availability, the Cisco ACE30 Module uses best-in-class application switching algorithms coupled with highly available system software and hardware. The Cisco ACE30 Module greatly improves server efficiency through highly flexible application traffic management as well as the offloading of CPU-intensive tasks such as SSL encryption and decryption processing and TCP session management.Cisco ACE is designed to serve as the last line of defense for servers and applications in data centers. The Cisco ACE30 Module performs deep packet inspection and blocks malicious attacks. Highly scalable integrated security enables IT professionals to comprehensively secure high-value applications in the data center and facilitates consolidation in the data center.