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SmartNA De-Dupe

Stop duplicate traffic before it reaches your  monitoring stack.

Duplicate packets are an invisible drain on your network. They overload monitoring tools, skew analytics, and waste bandwidth, often without anyone noticing until performance degrades.

The SmartNA DE-Dupe is a purpose-built packet broker with an embedded de-duplication engine that eliminates redundant traffic in real time, so your tools only ever process clean, accurate data. Easy to deploy as a standalone appliance or integrated into your existing Network Critical visibility fabric, it's the most capable de-duplication solution we've ever built.

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  • Real-time de-duplication at full line rate with no external co-processors required

  • Embedded ARM-based 64-bit hardware acceleration — deduplicate up to 50Gbps at 256B average packet size

  • 48GB DDR5 hash memory with a 16M packet window supporting up to 9K jumbo frames

  • Tunable de-duplication window from 5–500ms, with an optimized default of 10ms

  • 6 duplicate detection templates covering Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 4, TCP headers only, or full packet including payload

  • Full packet broker capabilities: aggregation, filtering, and load balancing across 8×25G ports with 50Gbps de-duplication bandwidth

  • Cleaner traffic means more accurate monitoring, security, and analytics tools
  • Reduce tool workload and extend the life of your existing infrastructure investment
  • Class-leading throughput with zero performance penalty — no bottlenecks, no latency
  • Granular, rule-based control over exactly which packets are eliminated
  • Compact, portable 1RU appliance — deploy in the data centre or take it into the field for troubleshooting
  • Fully compatible with the SmartNA™, SmartNA-XL™, SmartNA-PortPlus™, and SmartNA-PortPlus HyperCore™ to build a complete network visibility fabric

SmartNA DE-Dupe

Packet Broker with De-Duplication Engine


Modern networks generate enormous volumes of traffic. In complex environments with multiple TAPs, SPAN ports, and monitoring tools, duplicate packets are inevitable. Left unchecked, they inflate bandwidth consumption, force your monitoring tools to process the same data twice, and introduce noise into the analytics you rely on to detect threats and optimize performance. The SmartNA DE-Dupe solves this at the source. Operating at full line rate without external co-processors, it identifies and removes duplicate packets in real time before they reach your monitoring or security tools. With 48GB of DDR5 hash memory, a 16M packet window, and support for packets up to 9K jumbo frames, it handles the most demanding, high-throughput environments without compromise.


Six configurable duplicate detection templates give you precise control over how de-duplication is applied — from Layer 2 MAC-level matching through to full packet inspection including payload. A tunable de-duplication window (5–500ms) ensures you eliminate stale duplicates without discarding legitimate retransmissions. And with full packet broker capabilities built in - including aggregation, filtering, and session-aware load balancing - the SmartNA DE-Dupe does the work of multiple tools in a single 1RU appliance.

Available in two chassis configurations — the 6110 (8×25GbE SFP28) and the 6120 (16×25GbE SFP28) — the SmartNA DE-Dupe™ scales to your environment from day one.

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Fast, Error-Free Configuration — Powered by Drag-n-Vu™

The SmartNA DE-Dupe is managed through Network Critical's Drag-n-Vu™ interface - an intelligent, graphical configuration engine that makes deployment and change management fast and error-free. Map ports, configure de-duplication rules, and manage traffic flows from a single pane, no command-line expertise required.

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