NETSCOUT Case Studies U.S. Agency Improves Network Agility and Further Secures R&D Environment with NETSCOUT PFS Technology

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	U.S. Agency Improves Network Agility and Further Secures R&D Environment with NETSCOUT PFS Technology NETSCOUT

U.S. Agency Improves Network Agility and Further Secures R&D Environment with NETSCOUT PFS Technology

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries	National Security & Defense
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	The U.S. Government Agency, focused on research & development (R&D) activities, was facing challenges with their network upgrade to 100G speeds. Their existing packet flow switches and downstream monitoring devices were not equipped to handle these new speeds and higher traffic volumes. The agency was also using 200G uplinks/ports, and the Network team had new, associated packet conditioning requirements involving de-duplication and packet slicing. All these changes were occurring in a network environment where the slightest network latency is an issue – even 1 millisecond delays are unacceptable to this agency. The agency needed a technology refresh to handle increased network speeds and advanced packet conditioning requirements. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a U.S. Government Agency focused on research & development (R&D) activities. Their work is aimed at introducing scientific solutions that enhance the safety and environment of the country and its citizens. The agency's Network team is tasked with maintaining highly secure data center, computing, and campus environments with near-zero network performance latencies. Given the nature of the agency’s work, they are a frequent target of cyberattacks. Maintaining high security is mission-critical for this agency, and for years their security assurance solution had benefited from NETSCOUT® packet flow switch (PFS) technology providing advanced packet slicing and active inline security functionality in their network environment. Read More
Solution	The agency decided to address their 100G network upgrade and next-generation network packet conditioning specifications by deploying a NETSCOUT nGenius 6000 series packet flow switch (PFS) chassis in their computing data center, with hot-swappable PFS 6000 line cards supporting 40 x 1Gb/10Gb port and 6 x 100Gb QSFP28 port coverage, respectively. This solution enables the Network team to bridge the gap in their transformative 1G, 10G, 40G, and 100G network and expanded cybersecurity tool environment, while assuring flawless network performance. The solution supports aggregation of 10/100G speed network taps, with the ability to then forward high-value network packet data to their in-place existing cybersecurity and IT tools. It also provides conditional packet slicing functionality for 64 kbps, which was a critically required feature, and packet de-duplication. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

The U.S. Government Agency, focused on research & development (R&D) activities, was facing challenges with their network upgrade to 100G speeds. Their existing packet flow switches and downstream monitoring devices were not equipped to handle these new speeds and higher traffic volumes. The agency was also using 200G uplinks/ports, and the Network team had new, associated packet conditioning requirements involving de-duplication and packet slicing. All these changes were occurring in a network environment where the slightest network latency is an issue – even 1 millisecond delays are unacceptable to this agency. The agency needed a technology refresh to handle increased network speeds and advanced packet conditioning requirements.

About Customer

The customer is a U.S. Government Agency focused on research & development (R&D) activities. Their work is aimed at introducing scientific solutions that enhance the safety and environment of the country and its citizens. The agency's Network team is tasked with maintaining highly secure data center, computing, and campus environments with near-zero network performance latencies. Given the nature of the agency’s work, they are a frequent target of cyberattacks. Maintaining high security is mission-critical for this agency, and for years their security assurance solution had benefited from NETSCOUT® packet flow switch (PFS) technology providing advanced packet slicing and active inline security functionality in their network environment.

Solution

The agency decided to address their 100G network upgrade and next-generation network packet conditioning specifications by deploying a NETSCOUT nGenius 6000 series packet flow switch (PFS) chassis in their computing data center, with hot-swappable PFS 6000 line cards supporting 40 x 1Gb/10Gb port and 6 x 100Gb QSFP28 port coverage, respectively. This solution enables the Network team to bridge the gap in their transformative 1G, 10G, 40G, and 100G network and expanded cybersecurity tool environment, while assuring flawless network performance. The solution supports aggregation of 10/100G speed network taps, with the ability to then forward high-value network packet data to their in-place existing cybersecurity and IT tools. It also provides conditional packet slicing functionality for 64 kbps, which was a critically required feature, and packet de-duplication.

Impact #1	Increased network agility and R&D security
Impact #2	Innovative solution design reduces data source footprint, meets government cost containment goals
Impact #3	Extends value of investment made in monitoring tools

Impact #1

Increased network agility and R&D security

Impact #2

Innovative solution design reduces data source footprint, meets government cost containment goals

Impact #3

Extends value of investment made in monitoring tools

Benefit #1	Network upgrade to 100G speeds
Benefit #2	Support for 40 x 1Gb/10Gb port and 6 x 100Gb QSFP28 port coverage

Benefit #1

Network upgrade to 100G speeds

Benefit #2

Support for 40 x 1Gb/10Gb port and 6 x 100Gb QSFP28 port coverage

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U.S. Agency Improves Network Agility and Further Secures R&D Environment with NETSCOUT PFS Technology

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