4540 advanced packet broker delivers non-blocking, line-rate traffic aggregation, filtering, and advanced packet processing up to Layer 7, with inline and out-of-band decryption, all in a compact 1RU form factor - empowering NetOps and SecOps teams to eliminate blind spots, optimize tool performance, and scale with ease.


With the 4540, IT teams  gain a central visibility hub that scales with their needs, simplifies operations, and keeps NetSecOps tools working at peak efficiency.

> 50%

improved packet data delivery performance

4540 Solution abstract (1)

Why Advanced Network Visibility Matters

Packet Visibility (1)

Blind spots across digital domains create:

> Network and service disruptions

> Overbuilding of network and security tools

> Application performance issues

> Cyber threats and data breaches

> Compliance violations

Niagara Network’s 4540 advanced packet broker solution enables NetOps and SecOps  to extract packet data from strategic network points,  apply packet intelligence, process the captured data, and deliver it to cybersecurity and monitoring tools to solve complex IT issues, blind spots & cyber threats.

Encrypted Threats Spiked 76%

Encryption -
A Security Operations Challenge

A Cybersecurity Insiders’ State of Network Threat Detection 2024 report highlights that 55% of security teams face blind spots in encrypted traffic, indicating significant visibility issues. 

  • SSL-TLS 69 percent circle-1

    80% of the enterprise web traffic is encrypted

  • NN SSL 80 percent circle-1

    70% of the public cloud traffic is encrypted

Encryption…

a blessing for the end user…
…and a serious challenge to the SecOps teams

Traditional packet brokers and other tools often miss essential data hidden in encrypted traffic.

The Niagara  4540 Advanced Packet Broker solves this challenge, helping to eliminate blind spots and ensure complete visibility.

4540 Advanced Packet Broker Enables Visibility Intelligence & Virtual Tools Hosting

The Packetron Acceleration Module in the 4540 platform enables TLS decryption as part of a comprehensive visibility toolkit

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4540 Datasheet

4540 Advanced Packet Broker Solution

See what’s hidden in encrypted traffic and optimize or filter packet data with the Network Intelligence Suite

4540-TLS App Note
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Packet Slicing

NN Packet slicing

Deduplication

NN Deduplication
 

NetFlow/IPFIX and metadata

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Data Masking

NN Data masking

 

Application Filtering

NN L7 filtering
 

Tunnel Support

tunnel

 

Header Stripping

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Regex

Regular Expression search

Active in-line decryption

4540 advanced packet broker enables three universal use cases for decryption visibility as part of its extensive visibility intelligence toolkit

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  • Decrypt and re-encrypt inline with the data path
  • Decryption offload, decrypt once, report many
  • Enhanced Packetron performance optimization with up to 2 Packetron modules per 4540 platform
  • Available for all cypher suites (up to TLS 1.3)

Passive in-line decryption

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  • Decrypt and re-encrypt inline with the data path
  • Decryption offload, decrypt once, report many
  • Enhanced Packetron performance optimization with up to 2 Packetron modules per 4540 platform
  • Available for all cypher suites ( up to TLS 1.3)

Passive out-of-band decryption

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  • Decrypt a copy of the traffic, outside the data path
  • No performance impact in the traffic path
  • Decrypt once, report many
  • Available for all cypher suites with static keys