Network traffic analytics aids efficiency

At this week’s Mobile World Congress Americas, ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, will introduce R&S Intra, intelligent network traffic analytic software.

The software is designed for communication service providers (CSPs) to access real-time reporting capabilities that enable CSPs to efficiently glean data insights on subscribers across networks, and to make decisions to enhance organisational efficiency, says Rohde & Schwarz.

CSPs have to be able to manage ever-increasing volumes of data from IoT-enabled devices. The number of connected devices is expected to double between 2018 and 2020, boosted with the arrival of 5G technology.

Intra offers connectivity options up to 100 Gigabit Ethernet and a processing speed to provide CSPs with data insights at a reporting rate of one second for actionable, real-time insights that can be used across CSP business units including network planning, product marketing and customer care. With flexible analytics application program interfaces (APIs) that seamlessly connect to any big data system, R&S Intra allows all CSP stakeholders to synchronise and optimise data analytics activities to drive decisions across business units, reducing costs and improving overall business performance, says Rohde & Schwarz.

Dirk Czepluch, CEO at ipoque said: “CSPs need to operate efficiently – in terms of both securing and acting on network data insights. Data shows its true value when analyzed across departments, combined with other sources of information and amassed in a conclusive, multi-purpose pool. . . . giving them the ability to extract value from their networks, use data in a more agile way and accelerate time to action.”

R&S Intra has proprietary deep packet inspection (DPI) engine R&S Pace 2 and real-time packet processing to offer fine-grained information on network traffic, subscriber sessions and network metadata. It can be easily integrated with existing systems, fully virtualised and scaled up as needed. With a standard and vendor-independent big data export, R&S Intra also allows CSPs to reuse collected data for future use cases.

Visit ipoque at Rohde & Schwarz’s booth in South Hall #S-2814 at Mobile World Congress Americas (12 to 14 September) in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Pace 2 DPI engine secures networks says Rohde & Schwarz

Deep packet inspection (DPI) technology addresses a range of network security challenges including malware and non-malware threats. At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Rohde & Schwarz demonstrates what it claims is the highest performing DPI software on the market.

Available from ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, the scalable, and customisable turnkey DPI software secures network and protects organisations against cyber attacks. For network security vendors, the R&S PACE 2 DPI engine from Rohde & Schwarz delivers network visibility. Incorporating DPI adds IP traffic analytics capabilities to network security devices and provides granular information on applications and protocols for proper classification.

R&S PACE 2 classifies thousands of applications and protocols, provides content and metadata extraction regardless of whether the protocols use advanced obfuscation, port hopping techniques or encryption, and offers metrics and heuristics from IP traffic in real time. When applied to network security solutions, developers can achieve reliable application visibility, says Rohde &Schwarz, adding that it allows for facilitating the secure delivery of critical applications and services.

R&S Pace2 DPI software is used by Saint Security in its network-based advanced malware response solution MNX to identify, analyse, judge and block malicious activity. The R&S Pace 2 engine extracts file content and metadata to identify potentially dangerous executables caused by advanced persistent threats (APTs). By embedding the DPI engine, Saint Security unlocks the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis methodologies to fingerprint cyber attacks.

The DPI software by Rohde & Schwarz will be presented at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco at booth 3927/16, April 16–20, 2018.

Ipoque is a Rohde & Schwarz company, providing deep packet inspection software that adds protocol and application classification capabilities to network analytics, traffic management and cybersecurity solutions. ipoque also provides a holistic network traffic analytics system for communication service providers that delivers deep insight into network behaviour, network performance and trends to optimize quality of experience and service.

The Rohde & Schwarz technology group develops, produces and markets innovative information and communications technology products for professional users. Rohde & Schwarz focuses on test and measurement, broadcast and media, cybersecurity, secure communications and monitoring and network testing, areas that address many different industry and government-sector market segments.

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