SmartNA-XL™

Our intelligent, hybrid TAP and packet broker introduces GRE support
Monitor your multi-site networks from a centralized location

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An Introduction to SmartNA-XL™

Network Critical’s SmartNA-XL™ provides the high speed performance and flexibility needed to manage tools that protect network infrastructure, secure information and keep up with the ever-changing attack environment.

High flexibility and simple deployment in a modular 1RU chassis makes the
SmartNA-XL™ the clear leader in network access and visibility.

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Modular, Hybrid Network Packet Broker 1G/10G

Network Critical’s SmartNA-XL provides the high speed performance and flexibility needed to provide accurate,
real-time visibility to the tools that protect network infrastructure and secure information, keeping you up with the ever-changing threat environment.

Vodafone

SmartNA-XL™ allows our client to seamlessly monitor critical links from 1Gbps to 40Gbps in the same chassis

1G/10G Hybrid Network Packet Broker

The SmartNA-XL chassis offers four 1/10G slots to integrate a wide variety of Passive, Active or Bypass TAP modules that safely connect tools while protecting network reliability and availability. In addition, a rear slot for a another 1/10G module that allows connection to high speed optical networks or tool farms, and stacking of SmartNA-XL units for scalability.

Advanced features such as aggregation, filtering, load balancing and port mapping reduce planning, configuration and tool management time. Information is the lifeblood of modern business. Network Critical’s SmartNA-XL enables organizations to manage the flow of information securely, efficiently and reliably.

AGGREGATING TAPs

FILTERING TAPs

Aggregate SPAN/TAP traffic feeds across multiple network links, filtering, optimizing and feeding the combined traffic to connected security and monitoring tools for further analysis

Identify traffic based on signature or patterns across any part of the packet - or corresponding to application sessions - and forward to security appliances, increasing their efficacy and performance.

LOAD-BALANCING TAPs

Distribute traffic among multiple ports based on a variety of options: hashing, bandwidth, cumulative traffic, packet rate, connections, and more.

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SmartNA-XL™ TAP Modules

(4) 1/10GbE SFP/SFP+

(2) LX or SX Optical,
(2) 10/100/1000 Ethernet

(2) LX or SX Optical,
(2) 1GbE SFP

(2) 10/100/1000 Ethernet,
(2) 1GbE SFP

(4) 10/100/1000 Ethernet

(4) 1GbE, (2) 10GbE Packet Processing Engines

SmartNA-XL PacketPro™ Module

Powerful packet slicing
Header stripping for advanced filtering
Payload masking for complaint analysis
fully configurable for customization and growth with your network

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A single-pane-of-glass network management system, at your fingertips

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Technology Partnerships

Cisco is a global leader in telecommunications, security, network infrastructure and IT applications. As an official Cisco Solution Partner, Network Critical helps provide visibility and access for Cisco security and performance monitoring solutions.

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Testimonials

“Continuous monitoring is critical to digitization and automation of our many monitoring systems. Being able to monitor remote sites from a single location keeps our systems up to date without having a large staff running around in trucks.”

Senior Project Manager, Refining Operations

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“In addition to monitoring control systems, we have security tools that understand our traffic patterns and look for anomalies that might signal malware or viruses attempting to embed in our systems. Unauthorized manipulation of our monitoring systems can have serious safety and production consequences. Network Critical TAP’s help us manage security without impacting network traffic.”

Director, IT Services

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