The Cisco IDS 4200 Series sensors are used in the Cisco Intrusion Protection System. These intrusion detection system sensors work in concert with the other components to efficiently protect your data and information infrastructure. With the increased complexity of security threats, achieving efficient network intrusion security solutions is critical to maintaining a high level of protection. Vigilant protection ensures business continuity and minimizes the effect of costly intrusions.The Cisco IDS product line delivers a broad range of solutions that allow easy integration into many different environments, including enterprise and service provider environments. Each sensor addresses the bandwidth requirements at one of several speeds, from 45 Mbps to gigabits per second.At 1 Gbps, the Cisco IDS 4250-XL provides unprecedented performance by providing customized hardware acceleration to protect fully saturated gigabit links as well as multiple partially utilized gigabit subnets.