BigMonitoringFabric:Next-GenNPBFeaturesfora
FractionoftheCost
Theexponentialgrowthseenindatacentersize,bandwidthandtraffic,aswellastheneedtoensurethatnetworksare
compliantandsecureagainstintrusionsandotherthreatshavebeentestingthelimitsofthetraditionalnetwork
monitoringandvisibilitydesigns.Traditionalbox-by-boxapproachbasedonproprietaryNetworkPacketBrokers(NPBs)
hasproventobecostprohibitiveandoperationallycomplexfororganization-widemonitoring.
BigSwitchNetworksistransformingnetworkingtomeetthesenewneedswithSDN-centricsolutions.Formonitoring,
thecompanyhasdeliveredanextgenerationNPB,providingallneededfunctionalitywithanultra-lowcost,simple,
pervasivemonitoringsolution–BigMonitoringFabric(BMF).
Simple,Scalable,Economical
BigMonitoringFabricenablespervasivesecurityandmonitoringofnetworktrafficforanorganizationandselectively
deliversittomultiplesecurity,monitoring,performancemeasurementandcompliancetools—bothInlineandOut-ofBand.BMFisamodern1G/10G/40/100Gnetworkvisibilityfabricthatleverageshigh-performance,openEthernet
switchestoprovidepervasivesecuritymonitoringandvisibilityofanorganization’snetworktraffic.UsinganSDN-centric
architecture,BMFenablesscale-outfabricfordatacenter-widemonitoring,singlepaneofglassforoperational
simplicity,andmulti-tenancyformultipleITteams(NetOps,DevOps,SecOps)tosimultaneouslyperformnetwork
monitoringusingtenant-specificinlineorout-of-bandtoolsandpolicies.
WithBigMonitoringFabric’sscale-outarchitecture,simplifiedoperationsandbaremetalswitcheconomics,itisrapidly
becominganattractivereplacementforNPBs,creatingafewpopularusecases:
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EnablePervasiveSecurity(monitorinlineandout-of-band-globalvisibilitywithdynamicmitigation)
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MonitorEveryRackandEveryLocation(monitoralllinkswithinaDCandremoteDCs/POPs/branch/site)
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4G/LTETrafficVisibility(monitortunneledcontrolanddatatraffic)
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DynamicThreatMitigationinaDMZ(inlinetoolchaining)
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BigMonitoringFabric AllNeededFeaturesforaFractionoftheCost
TheBigMonitoringFabric(BMF)isanext-generationNetworkPacketBroker(NPB)thathasbeendesignedfromthe
ground-uptobuildapervasivevisibilityfabricthataddressesthechallengesofcurrentNPB-basedmonitoringsolutions.
BMF’sarchitectureisinspiredbyHyperscaleNetworkingdesigns,whichconsistofOpenEthernetswitchhardware,SDN
controllersoftwareandcentralizedtooldeployment.
BMFcompetesheadtoheadwithtraditionalNPBsonfeature/functionality,allforafractionofthecost:
BigSwitch
Gigamon
VSS
Monitoring
Ixia/
Anue
Apcon
Filtering/Aggregation/Replication/LoadBalancing
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VMTrafficmonitoring
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VLANTagging/Stripping
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1G/10G/40G/100G
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EventbasedPolicyMgmt/API
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RBAC/TACACS+
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Inter-DCTunneling
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DeeperpacketMatching
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FlowGeneration
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ServiceAppliance(x86)&ServiceNodeChaining
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Service-PacketTime-stamping
✔*
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Service-PacketDe-duplication
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Service-PacketSlicing
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Service–Pattern/RegexMatching
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InbuiltAdvancedAnalytics(Trackers)
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InbuiltPacketCapture
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Feature
CostComparison(basedonlistpriceanalysis)
Base(X)
>3Xforcomparableport-configuration
✔*withlegacyNPBequipmentasaservicenode
GetStartedToday–BigMonitoringFabricStarterKits
GettingstartedwiththisBMFforoptimizedandefficientmonitoringofdatacenternetworksiseasierthanever:
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BigSwitchLabs:Gethands-onexperiencewithBigMonitoringFabriconline,forfree:http://labs.bigswitch.com
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ProductVideos/Collateral:http://bigswitch.com/products/big-monitoring-fabric
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StarterKits:BigSwitchoffersBMFstarterkits,pre-configuredwithhardware,software,cablesandsupport,
startingat$29k.Formoredetails,downloadthebrochureat:http://bigswitch.com/starter-kits
ABOUTBIGSWITCH
Big Switch Networks is the market leader in bringing hyperscale data center networking technologies to a broader audience. The
companyistakingthreekeyhyperscaletechnologies—OEM/ODMbaremetalandopenEthernetswitchhardware,sophisticatedSDN
control software, and core-and-pod data center designs—and leveraging them in fit-for-purpose products designed for use in
enterprises,cloudprovidersandserviceproviders.Foradditionalinformation,emailinfo@bigswitch.com,follow@bigswitchorvisit
www.bigswitch.com.
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