WHAT IS A NETWORK PACKET BROKER?
A Network Packet Broker (NPB), also referred to as a Network Monitoring Switch or Traffic Aggregation Device, aggregates the mirrored network traffic from Network TAPs distributed across the hybrid-cloud network infrastructure. It filters and processes the data for a series of operations, and then forwards it in real-time, in the correct format, to authorized destinations such as performance monitoring tools and security monitoring tools. For virtual environments or cloud-based infrastructures, a software-based Virtual Packet Broker (vPB) or Cloud Packet Broker performs the same functions. The Network Packet Broker serves as the central consolidation point, enhancing Network Visibility, Traffic Management, and Network Control across the entire infrastructure.
CONSOLIDATED REAL-TIME NETWORK VISIBILITY
Real-Time Network Intelligence to the Right Tools
01.
Full Network Transparency
- Encrypted traffic visibility
- Up to 400G DPI
- Up to 50Gbps TLS/SSL
- 100% network data
- No impairment to data
- No traffic blind spots
02.
Complete Traffic Control
- FPGA-based
- NanoSec timestamping
- Deduplication
- Packet slicing
- Header stripping
- 5-tupple support
03.
Fool-Proof Network Security
- TLS/SSL control
- URL filtering
- Forward/Reverse proxy
- Cert distribution
- Bypass function
- Compliance & privacy
Traffic Consolidation, Processing, and Delivery
Today’s mobile, edge, data center, and cloud networks are becoming more application-intensive under rapid digital transformation and modernization of business models, and lifestyle changes. This is resulting in a many-fold increase in east-west and north-south network traffic. Furthermore, virtualization and hybrid-cloud-oriented distributed environments are making it extremely complex to monitor the network traffic for observability and security purposes. Scattered network traffic and blind spots result in security vulnerabilities and elevated business risk.
NEOX Network Packet Brokers streamline the tasks of IT NetOps and SecOps teams by (a) Consolidating network traffic, (b) Centralizing control of network monitoring policies, and (c) Ensuring reliable and uninterrupted delivery of network data to performance monitoring tools and security tools. This leads to 100% network observability, enhanced network visibility, and significantly improved security. By acting as a traffic aggregation solution, NEOX Packet Brokers empower teams to achieve comprehensive network monitoring and robust threat detection across their infrastructure.
Uninterrupted Traffic for Suricata and Network Detection and Response
Traditional signature-based security tools (IDS, IPS, SIEM, NGFW, WAF) do their job well but cannot catch all kinds of attacks. Modern Network Detection and Response (NDR) tools monitor network activity in real-time to spot and deter potential threats. For this, NDR tools need a continuous, reliable, and uninterrupted streaming of network packet data in real time. NEOX Network Packet Brokers deliver this critical platform for Network Detection and Response (NDR), enabling advanced threat detection, real-time network analysis, and proactive security response. By serving as a centralized traffic aggregation solution, NEOX ensures comprehensive network visibility and enhanced monitoring capabilities, making it an essential tool for modern cybersecurity strategies and network operations. They play the same role for open-source high-perofrmance Suricata-based IDS, IPS, and Network Security Monitoring (NSM) tools that perform real-time monitoring and analysis of network traffic to detect and prevent security threats, including attacks, intrusions, and vulnerabilities.
High-Performance Packet Service Chaining
NEOX Network Packet Brokers serve multiple critical roles: (a) as a data consolidation device to centrally process the network traffic collected from strategic points across the network, (b) as a speed-matching gateway that bridges the main network and the monitoring tools, ensuring seamless data flow, and (c) as a service chaining and delivery mechanism to process network packets and modify them into the desired format for efficient delivery. By acting as a traffic aggregation solution, packet processing platform, and network optimization tool, NEOX enhances network visibility, monitoring efficiency, and data delivery precision, making it indispensable for network operations and security teams.
NEOX Packet Brokers perform all services at wire speeds up to 400Gbps per port, even when all services are turned on, and do not cause packet drop due to its FPGA-based non-blocking advanced architecture. They do not require costly “smart module” upgrades or port-density tradeoffs for performance gain.
The result is a more streamlined data flow at a much lower cost-per-megabit and additional savings by offloading expensive tools and prolonging investments.
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