Traffic Shaping
Protecting your high-value security and performance monitoring equipment is vital for long-term cost management. With the Traffic Shaping feature (sometimes generically referred to as "rate limiting") of IntellaView’s HyperEngine, traffic can be limited to a user-specified average rate by buffering packets that exceed that rate. The buffered data is released at a steady, even flow so it remains at or below the target bandwidth of the appliance to avoid tool oversubscription.
assign your tools the proper bandwidth
Maintain optimum traffic flow
Traffic Shaping is a tool-saving practice when certain appliances are not designed to handle traffic above a specific rate for extended periods.
- Tools typically have minimal buffer space, so packets are dropped quickly if a tool is bombarded with more traffic than it can handle.
- Without Traffic Shaping, a tool may become overwhelmed and be unable to properly perform its functions.
Each HyperEngine service engine can buffer from 3 to 160 million packets, depending on packet size, shared across all connections to ensure your existing tools are never overburdened or oversubscribed — even as throughput increases.
Features
User sets a specified rate
Apply different rates to different appliances
Data is buffered until the set rate can be met
Each service engine can buffer from 3 to 160 million packets, depending on packet size
Buffers are shared by all connections using the service
Benefits
Extend the life of costly appliances
Enable more efficient tool usage
Eliminate dropped packets
Keep traffic flows at optimum levels
Support cybersecurity best practices
See how it works
Schedule a demo today for access to our online demo center to see how easy it is to use IntellaView to set up Traffic Shaping to extend the life and improve the effectiveness of your security and monitoring appliances.
Traffic Shaping hardware
IntellaView HyperEngine
Performance up to 400G
Real-time processing across 1G / 10G / 40G / 100G feeds, supporting up to 400G total throughput
Rapid, accurate detection with Application Filtering
Automatically detect over 1600 applications and 400 protocols in real time with a high degree of accuracy
IntellaView Datasheet
Ultra high-speed packet processing
With up to 400G processing capability, the IntellaView HyperEngine can effectively monitor every packet in the high-speed data stream to remove duplicates and improve tool efficiency. It also enables duplicate matching across Layers 3 and 4 headers and payload, and supports a large, configurable window size of up to 500ms.