Removing payload data from packets and leaving only the header information reduces the volume of traffic sent across a given link to a monitoring or security tool. Utilizing Packet Slicing, your tools receive much more condensed network data for analysis, increasing efficiency and utilization and ensuring regulatory compliance. Similarly, large enterprise petabyte storage systems can be very expensive, and reducing packet size prior to storage can save companies millions in data storage costs. APCON's Packet Slicing can be performed either at ingress or egress.