interface masters technologies 10 2015

Interface Masters Confidential Information

Interface Masters Technologies

Hanan Klainer2015


www.interfacemasters.com

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Key facts:• Private held company• Established in 1996.• HQ in US, San Jose,

California• Profitable and growing• Flexible and reliable

Interface Masters is one of the leaders and innovators in networking and network visibility solutions.



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Network Visibility Data Access

TAP’s and Bypass Switches Packet Master

Aggregation, Filtering Load-Balancing DPI

Data NetworkingSoftware Defined Networks NICs, Offload NICsData Encryption

Networking SystemLow to High End systemsMulti Core CPUsMIPS, ARM, PPC and X86

based



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Packet Master Network Packet Brokers from 1G to 100G



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• PacketMaster – Network Packet Broker incl:• Aggregation• Regeneration• L2-L4 Filtering• Load-Balancing (session aware)• Packet Slicing• Tunnel handling

• Supports 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G• Various port density:

• 8, 16, 24, 48 and 72 ports 1G/10G

• Up to 30 x 40G ports in 1U chassis!* all advanced features included – no

licensing needed!



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From 8 up to 72 SFP/SFP+ ports

All features enabled! (no licensing necessary)

• Aggregation• L2-L4 filtering• Load-balancing• Packet Slicing• MPLS and Q-in-Q• CLI and Web GUI

Up to 960Tbps

ManagementGUI - HTTPSCLI – SSH

AuthenticationTACACS+Radius

Firmware updateHTTPSSCP

Niagara 4248 family - Platform for every need!



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TAP layer

4 x 10G links input(8 ports total, 2 Rx and 2 Tx)

3 x Database Monitoring in load-balanced group

acting as one tool!

SIEMIntrusion Detection System

Email security

File security

Connected in a group, with redundancy

Packet Master Layer



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Link1 - 10GRxTx

Link2 - 10G

RxTxIDS1

IDS1IDS1 IDS1

IDS1IDS1

Using Hybrid version LB Group 2

IDS1IDS1

IDS1 IDS1IDS1

IDS1

LB Group 1

1G copper ports



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• Up to 8 field configurable modules• Up to 64 SFP+ ports• Each module can be:

• TAP, Bypass or PacketMaster• All advanced features included and configurable!

Niagara 2846 – PacketMaster+(Swiss Army Knife)



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Intuitive and easy-to-use GUI



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Flagship product: Niagara 4272 - 72 x SFP/SFP+ ports in 1U!

All features enabled!(no licensing necessary)

• Aggregation, L2-L4 filtering• Load-balancing, Packet Slicing• MPLS and Q-in-Q



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All features enabled!(no licensing necessary)

• Aggregation• L2-L4 filtering• Session aware load-balancing• Packet Slicing• MPLS and Q-in-Q• CLI and Web GUI

100G platform

1x100G port48x10G ports

1x100G port24x40G ports



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100G supportNiagara 4248-1C 100G Bandwidth Use Case



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Key facts:• Passive Fiber TAP‘s• Up to 25 segments in 1U• No power supply• Plug-and-Play• Support for 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G

Flagship product: Niagara 3225 - High density Fiber TAP



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Active TAP



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Flagship product - 3416: Tap or Aggregation Tap

• Split TAP and Link aggregation

• Packet Injection capabilities

• Many-to-one TAP support• One-to-Many TAP support

1-4 segments

Aggregate all segmentsCopper, Fiber, any

segment

Display



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Flagship product - 3218: TAP and Packet Broker COMBO

Key facts:• Up to 4 TAP segments• Up to 8 Packet Broker ports• Any-to-Any configuration• Aggregation, Regeneration, Mapping• L2-L4 Filtering (IP, MAC, VLAN...)• Session-aware load-balancing• Packet slicing and more

Tap segments

PacketMaster

ports



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Bypass Switches



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• Suited for Inline Monitoring applications• Intelligent Active Bypass Configurable• High resolution HeartBeat • Supports 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G solutions• Supports up to 16 segments in one system• Certified by major security vendors• All combinations (fiber, copper) supported!• Installed at Telcos, MSOs and ISPs



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1-4 segments

Tap port,copy of all segments

Copper, Fiber, any segment

Display

Flagship product 1G: Niagara 2299 Bypass Switch

Key facts:• Up to 4 segments in 1U chassis• Built in TAP functionality• Custom heartbeat configurations:

• Heartbeat pattern• Heartbeat frequency



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New Things Coming

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• Centralized Management System end of 2015• 2847 Modular 100G system• 8x10G ports De-duplication• In Server De-duplication Q1-2016



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Recent Success Stories

RomaniaSlovakia

Belgium Austria



Competitive Advantages

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• World Leader in Bypass Technology• Hybrid Appliances

• Bypass/TAP/PacketMaster Consolidation• Highest port density in a 1U in the market

• Non-Blocking technology(including Tunneling, MPLS, VLAN)• Modular solution 2846/7• Full Duplex for all ports• All options are available(no SW licensing)• The most price competitive systems in the visibility market



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• Large number of products in portfolio• No licensing – all features included• High quality: 18 months HW & SW warranty included• 10G copper supported, 100G supported

• Extreme scalability: from 8 ports up to 72 ports• High density and high performance products• Strong R&D – flexible, customer oriented

Winning the deals!



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Thank you!

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