JUNE 20, 2008 -- AdvancedIO Systems (search for AdvancedIO), which provides configurable 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connectivity for real-time embedded systems, says it is entering the emerging deep packet inspection (DPI) market by creating intelligent interface technology for communications subsystem and software providers. With network connectivity becoming an essential part of the social and business fabric of the world's population,the company asserts, the infrastructure and equipment for mobile and wired networks is challenged to meet greater security demands and more sophisticated service requirements. DPI technology is intended to address these challenges faster and with less cost.
Leveraging its reconfigurable packet-processing technology for high-performance, 10GbE, embedded real-time applications, AdvancedIO provides technology for use in systems for both protection and revenue-generation. These systems may play a key role in applications such as network security, traffic control, quality of service, advanced billing, and lawful intercept. The company demonstrated its 10GbE DPI capabilities at NXTcomm08 this week in Las Vegas.
"Network traffic is dynamic both at the daily use level and as trends shift and evolve," says Rob Kraft, AdvancedIO's vice president, marketing. "The hourly demand and traffic patterns change as users connect and disconnect from the network, seek information, or offer commentary on local and significant world events, and as network threats or infrastructure problems arise. These daily changes ride atop trends like peer-to-peer file-sharing, YouTube, Facebook, and Flickr and new service offerings such as IPTV and smart phones. Our interface technology can be used to create subsystems that rapidly reconfigure to allow customers to accommodate and profit in such a dynamic environment."
With increased security and service challenges, high-speed DPI is emerging as a critical capability to meet the changing requirements of network and mobile infrastructure. In contrast to regular packet inspection, which looks only at some of the network packet header fields, DPI delves into the packet headers, examining the payload or content and enabling applications to make more sophisticated and complex assessments. As network data rates increase, insufficient time is available for current processors to support this deep level of inspection, and other technology is required to alleviate or eliminate the resultant system bottlenecks.
AdvancedIO's demonstration showed 10GbE traffic from a standard PC web browser application being intercepted and inspected at line rate by its V3020 packet processing advanced mezzanine card (AMC) residing in a MicroTCA platform. In the event that the traffic matches pre-specified criteria, the payload content is manipulated before being sent to the Internet, preventing an unauthorized and potentially harmful access. Unlike simple packet inspection, which looks only at criteria such as the IP address, the demonstration was intended to showcase the technology's capability to inspect and manipulate the payload content.
The V3020 is a single-width, half-height AMC supporting PCI Express over the backplane. The V3000 family of configurable 10GbE AdvancedMC products provides high-performance, low-power connectivity and packet processing for applications running in AdvancedTCA or MicroTCA platforms. The family supports the embedded systems processing demands of next-generation applications across telecommunications and defense industries. The V3000 is designed to accommodate applications requiring wire-speed packet inspection and manipulation, a component of many next-generation telecom and enterprise products and services.
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