cPacket Networks Expands Monitoring Capabilities for 40Gbps and 100Gbps Networks

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 27, 2018 -- cPacket Networks, a leading provider of next-generation network performance monitoring (NPM) and packet broker solutions, today announced new features to its cClear platform that enables customers to improve monitoring and fault identification on 40Gbps and 100Gbps networks. The new capabilities offer a wide range of customer benefits including:

• One of the industry’s first 40Gbps Encapsulated Remote Switch Port Analyzer (ERSPAN) Type III termination functionality
• Consistent timestamp extraction across network streams generated by third-party devices
• Dynamic truncation combined with new and advanced cSearch features will provide users with highly customizable visibility into the network

According to Crehan Research, 100G port shipments will surpass both their 40G and 10G counterparts by 2018. As customers with large data centers transition to 40Gbps and 100Gbps networks, they require more advanced network monitoring capabilities to keep up with the exponential increase in traffic that these higher speeds bring.

“As 40Gbps and 100Gbps networks become the new norm for large data centers, customers need to have the proper tools in place to prevent network downtime and increased operational costs,” said Brendan O’Flaherty, CEO at cPacket. “With our new set of features, we’ve extended our lead over packet broker and NPM providers that are still scaling their products for the basic needs of high-speed networks. Features such as ERSPAN termination, timestamping, and dynamic truncation have become essentials in the toolsets of network personnel challenged with harnessing network traffic.”

cPacket’s new features and benefits include:

• One of the Industry’s First 40Gbps ERSPAN Type III Termination: cPacket devices can extract timestamps from ERSPAN packets with one-nanosecond accuracy. With the increase in traffic rates across the network, it is crucial to be able to deliver more traffic from more points in the network. This new feature allows users to terminate 40Gbps and 10Gbps ERSPAN connections, ultimately improving monitoring capabilities from edge to core to data center.
• Timestamp Extraction from Arista 7150 Series Switches: cPacket’s new feature enables customers with Arista 7150 Series switches to standardize timing with all monitoring tools and devices. It should be noted that due to its place in the network, cPacket’s cVu generates accurate timestamps and is considered one of the industry’s de facto standards for providing accurate timestamps.
• Special Action Filters and Dynamic Truncation: This new feature overcomes the challenges of selectively filtering traffic to perform additional processing on a case by case basis. cPacket’s unique Smart Filter technology allows full packet inspection of every byte in every packet in both the header and the payload at wirespeed. This ensures fully granular traffic pruning for performance monitoring and network troubleshooting. In addition, cPacket’s intelligent Dynamic Truncation feature removes TCP or UDP payloads while leaving the header intact. This feature is highly beneficial to cPacket’s customers in finance and healthcare who must remain compliant by removing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) while also retaining the important header information required for troubleshooting the network.
• cSearch – New and Improved: This highly sought-after feature allows customers to search the entire monitored network for a specific pattern and can be used to identify the location of network traffic matching specified profiles anywhere in the network, reducing troubleshooting time and improving security. In addition, with the 18.1.1 release, cSearch can be accessed and used from an external device via a RESTful API, enabling easier integration and automation.

Availability
These new features are available now as part of the new cPacket release. To learn more about the features and benefits of the 18.1.1 release, read our latest blog here. 

About cPacket Networks
cPacket Networks offers next-generation performance monitoring, packet brokering and security forensics solutions for service providers and other large network operators that are built around its innovative Distributed Monitoring Architecture. By bringing network intelligence closer to the wire, cPacket enables network operators to proactively identify problems before they negatively impact end-users. cPacket delivers real-time performance analytics at line-rate speeds up to 40Gbps and 100Gbps and provides the broadest coverage available in the industry. By improving operational efficiency and proactively identifying problems, cPacket customers are able achieve substantial OPEX and CAPEX savings. Based in Silicon Valley, CA, cPacket solutions are relied on by operators of the world's largest service provider and enterprise networks. Learn more at www.cpacket.com, the cPacket blog, or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.

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