BOSS FILE TRANSFER Manager®

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File Transfer Throughput Efficiency

• 90-95%

Transfer Performance Factors

• Link bandwidth
• Traffic density and shaping
• Link latency
• Protocols, encryption methods
• Server, network and storage performance

Scheduling

• Ad-hoc, time-based and prioritized

Bandwidth Control and Utilization

• Adaptive, pre-set and automatic
• Capacity configurable
• Selectable in 25 Mbps increments

User Interface

• Client
  o Walk-thru wizard
  o WAN accelerator
  o QoS level (1:5)
  o Bandwidth boundaries (Min/Max)
  o Scheduler
  o Progress bar
  o Email notification

Bandwidth Control and Utilization

• Adaptive, pre-set and automatic
• Capacity configurable
• Selectable in 25 Mbps increments

Security

• Certificate managed authentication
• Secure, on-the-fly encryption and verification
  o FEC level (1:5)
  o Report
  o Encryption level

Server

o User profile definitions
o Bandwidth boundary definitions
o WAN accelerator definitions
o Transfer/control buffer size
o Archive time
o Certificate definitions

Walk-Thru Wizard Set-up Parameters

• Content definition, format & packaging
• Delivery, urgency, & security methods
• Receipt confirmation and integrity verification
• Single or multi-point transfer

Dimetis BOSS FILE TRANSFER Manager^® is
comprised of a BOSS FILE TRANSFER Manager^®
Server and multiple BOSS FILE TRANSFER Manager^® 
Clients that contain the following modules:

Access Control List (ACL)

The Access Control List (ACL) provides user access
privileges for file transfers. Users are able to view and
execute file transfers only between sites for which
access rights are provided.

File Transfer (FT) Engine

FT Engine is a multi threaded component that handles
multiple clients concurrently. It controls and triggers file
transfer activity across multiple clients and also
updates the database once the transfer is completed or
aborted. The Client side FT engine is responsible for
sending or receiving files from the server or from
another client. FT engine controls the transfer/receive
buffer and packet size. File transfer is executed after
client authentication.

Certificate Manager

The Certificate Manager^® handles the generation and
management of public and private keys from both the
server as well as client, authenticating and authorizing
file transfers.

Polling Manager

The Polling Manager  on the server side regularly polls
the clients when a file transfer is initiated. This is for link
monitoring and to indicate in the user’s GUI that the file
transfer is in progress.

The Polling Manager  on the client side regularly polls
the server on initialization of the client, and is also
responsible for sending the client status to the server.

Scheduler

Scheduler manages one-time or periodic scheduling of
file transfers.

Bandwidth Manager^® 

Bandwidth Manager^® controls the file transfer buffers
depending on the available bandwidth. The module
checks the available network bandwidth against the
preconfigured threshold bandwidth and prompts the
user when it is less.

Administration Levels in BOSS FILE TRANSFER
Manager^® 

There are three levels of administration present within
BOSS FILE TRANSFER Manager^® 

• File Transfer Manager^®
• Administrative-User Management
• Job Template

File Transfer Manager^® (FTM):

This is the main module for triggering the file transfer.
A FTM user authorized to transfer files will have access
to this module. 

Administrative-User Management:

A FTM user executing the file transfer will not have
access to user management, whereas an administrator
user has access to user management. Only the
Administrator can view user details or any
Administrator’s personal details, but is not entitled to
modify the details. The Administrator can create new
users and assign access rights.

Job Template:

This is the module where the Administrator can define
various work flow templates and assign it to users. The
user will be taken through a “walk-thru wizard” that
defines a sequence of steps for performing a file
transfer. This assists in the setting of certain parameters
before the actual transfer occurs (e.g. FEC (forward
error correction) level, QoS parameters, or third party
web service activation)