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Overview
The Niagara 3299 hybrid packet broker is a compact, multifunctional platform that integrates bypass TAP capabilities with intelligent packet brokering. 
Key Features

All-in-one - captures and taps 1G traffic, aggregates it into high‑speed 10G uplinks and provides advanced filtering and load‑balancing. This all‑in‑one design eliminates the need for separate TAPs and packet brokers, reducing visibility costs by over 50 %

Use Cases

Empower SOC and NOC operations with optimized data streams, enhanced traffic insight and inline bypass protection for copper and fiber 1G/10G environments.

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ACCELERATE THE NETWORK INTELLIGENCE LAYER

The Niagara 3299 is a compact, multifunctional visibility node that merges hybrid bypass TAP functionality with a fully featured 1G/10G network packet broker. It delivers lossless, intelligent traffic aggregation and filtering, enabling optimized data flow to monitoring and security tools - all while ensuring continuous inline protection and fail-safe operation.
Intelligent
  • Combines advanced bypass TAP functionality with intelligent packet brokering in a single platform
  • Ensures reliable inline traffic continuity with fail-safe, heartbeat-based bypass protection for copper and fiber links
  • Aggregates, filters, and replicates traffic for precise tool distribution and optimal utilization
  • Simplifies complex network visibility topologies while reducing operational costs

Scalable
  • Flow-aware policy enforcement: packet slicing, de-duplication, tunnel awareness
  • Optimize tool utilization & reduce data overhead in hybrid, mixed-speed environments
  • Simplify APM/NPM analytics & reporting
  • Enhance security analytics with efficient, advanced threat inspection
  • Boost tool performance & scalability by minimizing redundant data
Adaptive
  • High-density, pay-as-you-grow architecture with flexible port options
  • Optional Packetron acceleration extends visibility with deep packet inspection, TLS decryption & Layer 7 analytics

VISIBILITY & BYPASS PROTECTION IN A COMPACT 1RU FORM FACTOR

All-in-one-Solution 

 

High‑density hybrid design

  • Up to 24 1Gbps packet broker ports / 6 bypass segments
  • Four 10 Gbps aggregation uplink ports
  • Full any-to-any port connectivity
  • Modular design with copper and fiber interfaces 
  • Compact, fanless 1RU chassis

Advanced TAP mode

  • Copper modules can be configured as bypass segments to protect inline appliances
  • Copper ports can act as copper TAP segments or separate packet‑broker ports
  • Up to 12 copper TAP segments with optional load‑balanced 10 G output ports

Multi‑functional Segments

  • 2 copper ports can be configured as a copper TAP segment
  • Network ports support SX, LX and RJ45 optics
  • Supports bypass for inline deployments, active TAP split mode and active TAP aggregate mode

Packet & Flow Intelligence

  • Map traffic flow relationships between source and destination ports: aggregate to a single port or replicate to multiple ports
  • Sophisticated filtering up to Layer 4 with user‑defined byte (UDB) matching
  • Handles MPLS, VLAN and GRE tunnels
  • Multiple load‑balancing options: Layer 2–4 hashing, utilization‑based, session‑sticky
  • Internal traffic loopback enables multi‑level filters; templates simplify deployment

Management & Orchestration

  • Web‑based UI with granular access control
  • REST API for third‑party integration and NVC visibility controller support
  • Niagara Visibility Controller (NVC) centrally manages multiple 3299 devices, configuring maps, filters and bypass functionality through a single pane of glass

 

MADE in the USA

Niagara Networks is among the few companies designing and manufacturing network visibility solutions in the USA, ensuring quality, reliability & security compliance Learn more

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Use Cases

Tool Optimization and Load Balancing

Aggregate, filter, and distribute traffic intelligently across multiple monitoring, performance, and security tools.
Ensure efficient utilization of existing infrastructure by sending only relevant traffic to each tool.

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Dual-Protection Bypass - BypassP2
Niagara’s inline bypass switches deploy a combination of a switching fabric bypass in combination with inline heartbeat injection for service availability and forwarding detection,
and an optical relay to ensure traffic forwarding in power-loss situations where the bypass switch is disconnected from its power source. As a result, such powerful architecture has no
single point of failure that can degrade the connected service chain and neither the network.
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Implementing Inline Security Tools
Niagara Networks' carrier-grade bypass solution  ensures inline security tool efficiency. It makes sure that data packets are not lost, and all the essential data traffic continues to travel smoothly over the network, even when inline security devices need to be replaced, rebooted, or removed due to failure or for maintenance.
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Inline Always-on Security - Uninterrupted Network Uptime
Discover how true redundancy in the visibility layer transforms security from reactive to uninterrupted. In this short video, Niagara Networks showcases a bypass architecture that keeps traffic flowing even when inline tools go offline -  ensuring zero downtime, no dropped packets, and constant protection for mission-critical networks.
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3299 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the Niagara 3299 Hybrid Packet Broker?

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