PacketWolf Network Packet Broker

High-Performance, Low-Latency Packet Brokering & Services

Packet Broker

Ultra-Fast 10-400G Packet Processing & Packet Brokering

Leading Wire-Speed Network Packet Broker for Application & Security Monitoring Tools

FPGA Performance | Low Latency | Deep Packet Inspection

Network Packet Broker

Consolidation

Aggregate and streamline traffic from multiple TAP, SPAN, and network sources into a single optimized packet stream. PacketWolf consolidates high-speed links and removes redundant data, ensuring monitoring and security tools receive clean, efficient traffic for analysis.

Network Packet Broker

Processing

Process packets at line rate with FPGA-accelerated filtering, deduplication, slicing, and decapsulation. PacketWolf prepares traffic for monitoring and security platforms by delivering only relevant packet data while preserving full visibility across complex networks.

Network Packet Broker

Low Latency

Maintain ultra-low latency packet handling for high-performance network environments. PacketWolf ensures monitoring tools receive optimized traffic streams in real time, supporting accurate detection, rapid troubleshooting, and efficient security analysis.

PacketWolf 400G Network Packet Broker

NEOX PacketWolf is a high-performance, FPGA-powered packet processing and brokering solution engineered to operate at throughputs of up to 400Gbps, making it ideal for modern high-speed networks and security operations. Built for performance, precision, and flexibility, PacketWolf provides a powerful suite of advanced traffic optimization features designed to offload downstream tools and extend their operational lifespan. Its robust capabilities include deduplication, intelligent filtering, packet masking, dynamic packet slicing, header stripping, VLAN tagging, and tunnel termination, ensuring that only the most relevant and clean traffic reaches analysis or security platforms.

With unsampled NetFlow and IPFIX export at up to 100Gbps, PacketWolf delivers enriched metadata visibility for advanced flow analytics without sacrificing granularity. It supports L2–L4 loopback, Mac-in-Mac decapsulation, nanosecond hardware timestamping, and the ability to view, replay, and edit PCAPs, delivering deep forensic capabilities for incident response and post-event analysis. Its FPGA-based architecture guarantees deterministic, line-rate performance even under heavy loads, avoiding the bottlenecks associated with software-based brokers.

Whether used as a standalone appliance or as a complement to an existing network packet broker, PacketWolf adapts seamlessly to evolving environments and complex architectures. It enhances network observability, security, and compliance workflows by intelligently managing packet streams at scale, with unmatched efficiency. PacketWolf empowers security, monitoring, and performance tools to focus on what matters—enabling better decisions, faster threat detection, and reduced mean time to resolution. Perfect for telecom, enterprise, and data center environments, PacketWolf is the next evolution in intelligent packet processing and brokering at scale. 

  • Unlock full 400Gbps network visibility with FPGA-accelerated packet processing delivering deterministic performance and ultra-low latency.
  • Maximize the value of security and monitoring tools by filtering, deduplicating, slicing, and optimizing traffic before it reaches analytics platforms.
  • Future-proof monitoring infrastructure with flexible multi-speed connectivity (100G/40G/25G/10G) in a compact 1RU platform.
  • Reduce tool overload and operational costs by sending only relevant packets and metadata to monitoring and security platforms.
  • Gain precise network insights with nanosecond-accurate timestamping for advanced troubleshooting, packet forensics, and performance analysis.
  • Achieve deep visibility across modern networks with processing for VLAN, MPLS, VXLAN, GRE, and tunneled traffic.
  • Scale observability with high-density packet brokering, traffic aggregation, and intelligent load balancing across multiple tools.
  • Accelerate threat detection and response by delivering high-quality packet data and enriched metadata to security analytics platforms.
  • Deploy flexibly across enterprise, cloud, and telecom environments using high-performance out-of-band architectures.
  • Ensure continuous operations with enterprise-grade reliability, redundant power supplies, and hot-swappable components.
  • High-performance 10G/25G/40G/100G packet processing and brokering with up to 400Gbps non-blocking throughput using line-rate FPGA acceleration
  • 4 × 100G QSFP28 ports (downspeed to 40G) in a compact 1RU platform
  • Expanded connectivity supporting 8 × 25G or 16 × 10G ports via breakout cables
  • Enterprise hardware platform with enterprise-class CPU, 64GB DDR4 RAM, NVMe OS storage, and 2 × 10G management ports
  • Nanosecond-accurate timestamping via IEEE 1588v2 PTP/NTP with external PPS support
  • Advanced packet filtering and tunnel-aware inspection (MAC, VLAN, IPv4/IPv6, TCP/UDP, MPLS, GRE, GTP, L2TP) with user-defined filtering rules
  • Intelligent traffic optimization including packet deduplication, slicing/truncation, and sensitive data masking
  • Comprehensive decapsulation and tunnel processing for VLAN, VXLAN, MPLS, GRE, GENEVE, LISP, NVGRE, ERSPAN, GTP, and more
  • Traffic aggregation, port splitting, labeling, VLAN tagging, and flexible load balancing using 5-tuple, VLAN, MPLS, GTP, and custom hashing
  • Integrated local packet capture, PCAP replay, and flow export with NetFlow/IPFIX and metadata streaming via Kafka
  • Flexible deployment with out-of-band packet services in single- or two-tier architectures
  • Versatile management via CLI, SSH, Web UI, and REST API with Syslog logging and RADIUS/TACACS+/LDAP authentication
  • Built-in PCAP viewer and PCAP composer/editor for packet inspection and editing
  • Enterprise reliability with Digital Diagnostics Monitoring, N+1 hot-swappable fans, and redundant AC/DC power supplies
  • Front-to-back airflow optimized for modern data center hot/cold aisle environments
SKU Description
NX-PW-400 4 x 100G QSFP28 interfaces with 400Gbps data throughput – or 4 x 40G QSFP+ / 8 x 25G / 16 x 10G (fan-out)
Alternative combinations on request

PacketWolf 200G Network Packet Broker

NEOX PacketWolf is a high-performance, FPGA-powered packet processing and brokering solution engineered to operate at throughputs of up to 100Gbps, making it ideal for modern high-speed networks and security operations. Built for performance, precision, and flexibility, PacketWolf provides a powerful suite of advanced traffic optimization features designed to offload downstream tools and extend their operational lifespan. Its robust capabilities include deduplication, intelligent filtering, packet masking, dynamic packet slicing, header stripping, VLAN tagging, and tunnel termination, ensuring that only the most relevant and clean traffic reaches analysis or security platforms.

With unsampled NetFlow and IPFIX export at up to 25Gbps, PacketWolf delivers enriched metadata visibility for advanced flow analytics without sacrificing granularity. It supports L2–L4 loopback, Mac-in-Mac decapsulation, nanosecond hardware timestamping, and the ability to view, replay, and edit PCAPs, delivering deep forensic capabilities for incident response and post-event analysis. Its FPGA-based architecture guarantees deterministic, line-rate performance even under heavy loads, avoiding the bottlenecks associated with software-based brokers.

Whether used as a standalone appliance or as a complement to an existing network packet broker, PacketWolf adapts seamlessly to evolving environments and complex architectures. It enhances network observability, security, and compliance workflows by intelligently managing packet streams at scale, with unmatched efficiency. PacketWolf empowers security, monitoring, and performance tools to focus on what matters—enabling better decisions, faster threat detection, and reduced mean time to resolution. Perfect for telecom, enterprise, and data center environments, PacketWolf is the next evolution in intelligent packet processing and brokering at scale.

  • Unlock high-performance 200Gbps network visibility with FPGA-accelerated packet processing delivering deterministic performance and ultra-low latency.
  • Maximize the value of security and monitoring tools by filtering, deduplicating, slicing, and optimizing traffic before it reaches analytics platforms.
  • Future-proof monitoring infrastructure with flexible multi-speed connectivity (100G/40G/25G/10G) in a compact platform.
  • Reduce tool overload and operational costs by sending only relevant packets and metadata to monitoring and security platforms.
  • Gain precise network insights with nanosecond-accurate timestamping for advanced troubleshooting and packet forensics.
  • Achieve deep visibility across modern networks with processing for VLAN, MPLS, VXLAN, GRE, and tunneled traffic.
  • Scale observability with packet brokering, traffic aggregation, and intelligent load balancing across monitoring tools.
  • Accelerate threat detection and response by delivering high-quality packet data and enriched metadata to security analytics platforms.
  • Deploy flexibly across enterprise, cloud, and telecom environments using high-performance out-of-band architectures.
  • Ensure continuous operations with enterprise-grade reliability, redundant power supplies, and hot-swappable components.
  • High-performance 10G/25G/40G/100G packet processing and brokering with up to 200Gbps non-blocking throughput using line-rate FPGA acceleration.
  • High-density connectivity supporting 100G and 40G QSFP ports with breakout for 25G and 10G monitoring interfaces.
  • Enterprise hardware platform with high-performance CPU, large memory capacity, and NVMe OS storage.
  • Nanosecond-accurate timestamping via IEEE 1588v2 PTP/NTP with external PPS support.
  • Advanced packet filtering and tunnel-aware inspection including MAC, VLAN, IPv4/IPv6, TCP/UDP, MPLS, GRE, and GTP.
  • Intelligent traffic optimization with packet deduplication, slicing/truncation, and sensitive data masking.
  • Comprehensive decapsulation and tunnel processing for VLAN, VXLAN, MPLS, GRE, GENEVE, ERSPAN, GTP, and more.
  • Traffic aggregation, port splitting, labeling, VLAN tagging, and flexible load balancing using multiple hashing criteria.
  • Integrated local packet capture, PCAP replay, and flow export with NetFlow/IPFIX and metadata streaming.
  • Flexible deployment with out-of-band packet services and scalable visibility architectures.
  • Enterprise reliability with redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fans, and optimized data center airflow.
SKU Description
NX-PW-200 2 x 100G QSFP28 interfaces with 200Gbps data throughput – or 2 x 40G QSFP+ / 4 x 25G / 8 x 10G (fan-out)
Alternative combinations on request

PacketWolf 100G Network Packet Broker

NEOX PacketWolf is a high-performance, FPGA-powered packet processing and brokering solution engineered to operate at throughputs of up to 100Gbps, making it ideal for modern high-speed networks and security operations. Built for performance, precision, and flexibility, PacketWolf provides a powerful suite of advanced traffic optimization features designed to offload downstream tools and extend their operational lifespan. Its robust capabilities include deduplication, intelligent filtering, packet masking, dynamic packet slicing, header stripping, VLAN tagging, and tunnel termination, ensuring that only the most relevant and clean traffic reaches analysis or security platforms.

With unsampled NetFlow and IPFIX export at up to 25Gbps, PacketWolf delivers enriched metadata visibility for advanced flow analytics without sacrificing granularity. It supports L2–L4 loopback, Mac-in-Mac decapsulation, nanosecond hardware timestamping, and the ability to view, replay, and edit PCAPs, delivering deep forensic capabilities for incident response and post-event analysis. Its FPGA-based architecture guarantees deterministic, line-rate performance even under heavy loads, avoiding the bottlenecks associated with software-based brokers.

Whether used as a standalone appliance or as a complement to an existing network packet broker, PacketWolf adapts seamlessly to evolving environments and complex architectures. It enhances network observability, security, and compliance workflows by intelligently managing packet streams at scale, with unmatched efficiency. PacketWolf empowers security, monitoring, and performance tools to focus on what matters—enabling better decisions, faster threat detection, and reduced mean time to resolution. Perfect for telecom, enterprise, and data center environments, PacketWolf is the next evolution in intelligent packet processing and brokering at scale.

  • Unlock high-performance 100Gbps network visibility with FPGA-accelerated packet processing for ultra-low latency traffic optimization.
  • Maximize monitoring tool efficiency by filtering, deduplicating, slicing, and optimizing traffic before analysis.
  • Support modern networks with flexible connectivity for 100G, 40G, 25G, and 10G environments.
  • Reduce tool overload by delivering only relevant packets and metadata to monitoring and security platforms.
  • Gain precise insights with nanosecond-accurate packet timestamping for troubleshooting and forensics.
  • Achieve deep network visibility with processing for VLAN, MPLS, VXLAN, GRE, and tunneled traffic.
  • Scale monitoring deployments with traffic aggregation and intelligent load balancing across tools.
  • Accelerate threat detection by delivering high-quality packet data to security analytics platforms.
  • Deploy flexibly across enterprise, cloud, and service provider environments.
  • Ensure reliability with enterprise-grade hardware and redundant system components.
  • High-performance 10G/25G/40G/100G packet processing and brokering with up to 100Gbps throughput using FPGA acceleration.
  • Flexible connectivity with 100G QSFP ports and breakout support for 25G and 10G monitoring interfaces.
  • Enterprise platform with high-performance CPU, large RAM capacity, and NVMe OS storage.
  • Nanosecond-accurate timestamping via IEEE 1588v2 PTP/NTP for precise traffic analysis.
  • Advanced packet filtering and tunnel-aware inspection including VLAN, MPLS, GRE, and GTP traffic.
  • Traffic optimization with packet deduplication, slicing/truncation, and sensitive data masking.
  • Comprehensive decapsulation and tunnel processing for modern encapsulated network protocols.
  • Traffic aggregation, port labeling, VLAN tagging, and load balancing across monitoring tools.
  • Integrated PCAP replay, packet capture, and flow export capabilities.
  • Flexible deployment with out-of-band packet processing architectures.
  • Reliable operation with redundant power supplies, hot-swappable cooling, and optimized airflow design.
SKU Description
NX-PW-100 4 x 25G SFP28 interfaces with 100Gbps data throughput – or 4 x 10G SFP+ / 4 x 1G SFP (fan-out)
Alternative combinations on request

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NEOXPacketWolf Processing Appliances come with NEOX SILVER Support and can be upgraded to GOLD Support for advanced replacement in case of a hardware failure.