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Niagara's advanced Network Packet Brokers (NPB) provide network data access to NetOps and SecOps for real-time threat detection, investigation, and response. Our NPB solutions are strengthened by a robust Technology Alliance Program with top-tier technology leaders and deployed in the most prestigious networks worldwide.
Niagara’s NPB advanced solutions perform a range of crucial functionalities for all types of networks, even those with extremely complex architectures and that are resource-intensive including:
As data analyzers, Niagara's Packet Brokers also excel in eliminating redundant packets, known as deduplication, before they reach analysis or security tools within the network. This is particularly beneficial when multiple TAPs or SPAN ports forward their data traffic, as the NPBs efficiently remove these duplicates. By doing so, they ensure that network tools can focus on valuable data, saving resources and optimizing performance.
The basic schema for manipulating data packets includes a variety of configurations. These include one network link connected to one tool (one-to-one), one network link connected to multiple tools (one-to-many), multiple network links connected to one tool (many-to-one), and multiple network links connected to multiple tools (many-to-many). These configurations are seamlessly integrated and load balanced throughout the entire network, creating a cohesive and efficient system.
The FixedBroker product line features compact 1U, high-density, high-performance advanced Network Packet Brokers (NPBs) integrated with Open Visibility Platform functionality. These systems support advanced IPv4 and IPv6 packet parsing and manipulation across OSI Layers 2 through 7, enabling capabilities such as header and payload slicing, data masking, application filtering, NetFlow/IPFIX metadata generation, tunnel termination (including ERSPAN, GRE, NVGRE, VXLAN, GENEVE), selective TLS decryption, mobile visibility, deduplication, packet replication, and regular expression filtering. Together, these features enable sophisticated packet conditioning for a wide range of visibility and security use cases.
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The Niagara Networks 3808E is a flagship, carrier-grade hybrid platform that combines dual-protection bypass technology with advanced packet broker capabilities to deliver one of the industry’s highest-density solutions for inline high-availability and visibility. Designed for high-performance networks, the 3808E supports up to eight network links - configurable as bypass segments or active TAPs - providing unmatched flexibility for a wide range of inline security use cases. Its powerful feature set includes sophisticated load balancing, traffic flow/packet filtering, and TAP aggregation, all integrated into a single modular solution that simplifies deployment and reduces total cost of ownership. Compared to traditional solutions, it delivers up to 400% higher bypass segment density per single RU for 40/100Gb environments, making it ideal for complex, multi-vendor security stacks.
With support for all major interface speeds (1/10/25/40/100Gb), a pay-as-you-grow modular design, and API-driven automation for fail-safe scenarios, the 3808E redefines inline security with performance, scalability, & operational efficiency.
3808E
The Packetron Acceleration Module is the core enabler of Niagara Networks’ advanced network packet broker solution. It delivers deep packet intelligence - from the network layer up to the application and security layers - enabling high-fidelity data manipulation, traffic optimization, and precision delivery to NOC and SOC infrastructures.
With Packetron, NetSecOps teams can confidently route the right traffic to the right tool. The Packetron visibility layer empowers advanced packet processing capabilities, including TLS decryption, deduplication, and intelligent header stripping. It supports filtering and parsing across a wide range of encapsulation protocols, such as ERSPAN, FabricPath, GENEVE, GRE, NVGRE, VXLAN, VLAN, VN-Tag, PPPoE, GTP, MPLS (GRE, IP, L2, UDP), and more.
By streamlining complex packet operations, Packetron enhances NetSecOps workflows and ensures efficient, scalable network visibility.
Packetron
In today’s digital landscape, hybrid cloud environments have become the standard. However, managing network traffic across on-premises, private, and public cloud infrastructures introduces significant complexity. This is where a Cloud Packet Broker becomes essential - acting as a virtual Cloud Intelligence Platform (CIP) that aggregates, processes, parses, and filters network packets and metadata from both East-West and North-South traffic flows.
Deployed in any virtualized environment - whether private or public cloud - the virtual packet broker delivers agile packet processing capabilities equivalent to Niagara Networks’ physical on-premises packet brokers.
The CIP enhances hybrid cloud visibility by providing granular packet-level data and actionable insights into network performance, security, and compliance. This empowers cloud operations teams to confidently direct the right traffic to the right tool, ensuring full-stack visibility and regulatory compliance across the entire cloud infrastructure.
CIP
Network Visibility Controller (NVC) enables seamless, intent-based network visibility while reducing operational expenses. Acting as a single-pane-of-glass for the entire visibility layer, NVC provides a critical mechanism for Network and Security Operations (NetSecOps) teams to locate, isolate, and provision network visibility solutions for performance monitoring and security enforcement. This powerful solution simplifies the management and configuration of visibility infrastructures -regardless of the number or type of nodes - by treating all interconnected visibility elements as a unified virtual fabric. In today’s fast-paced, digital-first ecosystem, complete visibility is essential for maintaining control, minimizing blind spots, and reducing infrastructure downtime.
NVC
With a wide array of Network Packet Brokers tailored to various use cases and application scenarios, Niagara Networks empowers NetSecOps by offering five major advantages:
1. Resolves complex network architecture and establishes a seamless flow of network traffic to enhance the performance of monitoring and
security tools.
2. Ultra-high granular view of packet flows from any TAP use case including Niagara's CloudRay virtual TAP and Cloud Intelligence Platform
solution.
3. Simplify Application and Network Performance (APM / NPM) analytics and reporting.
4. Enhance your security analytics with streamlined efficiency, advanced threat inspection, and prevention capabilities.
5. Boost tool performance and scalability - maximize traffic capacity while minimizing redundant and irrelevant headers and payload.
As part of the advanced packet broker offering powered by the Packetron acceleration module, Niagara Networks' unique Open Visibility solution can host any third-party virtual tools on a single appliance, leveraging hardware-accelerated traffic processing for enhanced performance. This includes advanced IPv4 and IPv6 packet parsing and manipulation from OSI Layer 2 up to Layer 7, with functions such as header and payload slicing, data masking, application filtering, NetFlow/IPFIX metadata generation, tunnel termination (ERSPAN, GRE, NVGRE, VXLAN, GENEVE, etc.), selective TLS decryption, mobile visibility, deduplication, packet replication, and regular expression filtering to support sophisticated packet conditioning use cases.
Advanced Packet Brokers' Product Matrix
Niagara’s signature FixedBroker is a high density, high performance, NPB series that packs a lot of power into a compact, form factor. FixedBroker supports non-blocking fabric and a wide range of network interfaces up to 100Gb/400Gb*.
Some models offer multiple network interface types for easy aggregation and stacking. All FixedBroker models include Niagara’s pioneering Packet Heartbeat technology and FabricFlow technology for an exhaustive built-in set of packet broker features including replication, aggregation, filtering, tunnel handling, load balancing, and more.
Niagara's cutting edge cloud packet broker is a virtual networking Cloud Intelligence Platform (CIP) that aggregates, processes, filters network packets, and ingests intelligent metadata, allowing you to see the data and metadata that matters most - specifically, in cloud-native environments. With the help of cloud packet brokers, you can achieve hybrid cloud visibility, providing you with critical insights into network performance observability, security, and compliance across on-prem, private cloud, and public clouds.
Niagara's optimized all-in-one bypass TAP and Network Packet Broker.
Carrier-Grade Bypass Packet Broker Platform is part of the Niagara's Bypass carrier grade product line. The flagship 3808E supports up to two double bay field-replaceable modules, each with up to four bypass segments and integrated additional monitoring ports. This flexibility lets you configure the 3808E with up to eight 1/10/25/40/100Gb bypass segments, active TAP versatility and multi-functionality.
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