Napatech
Acceleration
Platform
Powered by Dell
Accelerate
Performance and Time-to-Market
• On October 21st Napatech announced new solution together with Dell OEM
Napatech Acceleration Platform powered by Dell
• Significantly reduces time-to-market for appliance development
• A pre-integrated, pre-tested hardware platform
• For high-performance management and security appliances
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What is an Appliance?
The “Visible”
Communication Infrastructure
Router
Switch
Services
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Router
Switch
Switch
ADC
Databases
The “Invisible”
Management and Security Infrastructure
Intrusion
Detection
Firewall
Firewall
Intrusion
Prevention
Router
Network
Performance
Management
Switch
Services
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Protocol
Analysis
Switch
Application
Performance
Management
Router
Forensic
Recorder
Load Balancer
Switch
ADC
Databases
Network Appliances
Real-Time Visibility
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Used for real-time monitoring and analysis
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Network and application monitoring
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Typically dedicated to specific analysis
– Troubleshooting and protocol analysis
– Network performance management
– Application performance management
– Network security firewall, IPS or DLP
Network Appliance
Real-Time
Analysis Software
Analysis Acceleration
Hardware
Standard
Server Hardware
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Who is Napatech?
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World leader in acceleration of network management and security applications
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Appliance vendors rely on Napatech Accelerators
– Guaranteed delivery of analysis data
– With nanosecond precision
– From 1 Gbps to 100 Gbps
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What is the Napatech
Acceleration Platform?
For 1G Network
Appliance Development
• Napatech Acceleration Platform 4G:
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Dell PowerEdge R620
Napatech NT4E2-4-PTP 4 port 1 Gbps Accelerator
2x Intel Xeon E5-2620v2 2.1GHz
8GB RDIMM, 1600MT/s
250GB SATA 3.5in Hard Drive
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For 10G Network
Appliance Development
• Napatech Acceleration Platform 40G:
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Dell PowerEdge R720
Napatech NT40E3-4-PTP 4 port 10 Gbps Accelerator
2x Intel Xeon E5-2680v2 2.8GHz
16GB RDIMM, 1866MT/s
500GB SATA 3.5in Hard Drive
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Development Challenges Today
• New appliance development customers often in doubt
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Which server should I use?
How can I be sure it will work with Napatech accelerator?
• New developments can be delayed
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Find out which server to use and then source the server
Source the Napatech accelerator
Install Napatech and get platform up and running
• Issues can arise that further delay development
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Is it a server or Napatech issue?
Has the server been configured correctly?
How do I test to be sure?
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Accelerating Development
• Napatech Acceleration Platform is
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Dell server pre-integrated with Napatech accelerators
Pre-tested to ensure compliance and high-performance
Sold and supported by Dell OEM
• Software and tools provided for evaluation
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Software image pre-loaded
Includes Napatech Software Suite
Includes tools for testing and troubleshooting
• Shortens time-to-market with reliable platform
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Get started on development as quickly as possible
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Best of Both Worlds
Reliable customizable platform
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Napatech Acceleration Platform ideal for volume production of
high-performance network appliances
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Dell OEM ensures fast delivery and reliable support
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Dell OEM also provides customization services
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Provides best of both worlds
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Use different or more Napatech accelerators
Add other network cards
Add additional memory or hard-disks
Customize look and feel
a reliable platform
with option to customize to suit your product needs.
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Thank You
Daniel Joseph Barry, VP Marketing, Napatech
djb@napatech.com