Enterprise Networks: No Tool Left Behind
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The document discusses the challenges and solutions for migrating enterprise networks beyond 10G, emphasizing the need to optimize packet flows and improve service assurance. It highlights key requirements, real-world solutions, and the architecture needed to retain existing tools while supporting higher speeds. Several case studies illustrate the effectiveness of packet flow switches in enhancing visibility and performance across multiple data centers.
Enterprise Networks: No Tool Left Behind
- 1. Enterprise Networks: No Tool Left Behind June 2016 ©2016 NETSCOUT Help your tools manage the network migration beyond 10G
- 2. AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS • Going beyond 10G • Key requirements • Real-world solutions to migration headaches • Architecture planning and takeaways David VanValkenburg Solutions architecture manager NETSCOUT SPEAKER: ©2016 NETSCOUT
- 3. EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND NEW DATA CENTER DEMANDS 2014 – 2018 3©2016 NETSCOUT
- 4. EVOLVING NEEDS ©2016 NETSCOUT 4 The need to optimize packet flows Make service assurance platform more efficient Rate of Change: Higher bandwidth links with older tools Challenges in scaling monitoring and visibility IT workload challengesSLAs Data Center evolution
- 5. Bring existing tools along as your network migrates to higher speeds ©2016 NETSCOUT
- 6. WHAT IS A PACKET FLOW SWITCH? 6 Network Centralized Tools Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Customer Experience Management Security From the Network To the Tools An Appliance to Optimize Packet Flow ©2016 NETSCOUT
- 7. Network Centralized Tools Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Customer Experience Management Security SPEED CONVERSION: Extend the life of the tools 100G 10G Speed Conversion PFS Filtering Replication Slicing Stripping Speed Conversion Aggregation Load Balance De-Duplication
- 8. Network Centralized Tools Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Customer Experience Management Security FILTERING: Reduce the amount of extraneous traffic Filter PFS Filtering Replication Slicing Stripping Speed Conversion Aggregation Load Balance De-Duplication
- 9. Network Centralized Tools Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Customer Experience Management Security SLICING: Strip unnecessary payload Slicing PFS Filtering Replication Slicing Stripping Speed Conversion Aggregation Load Balance De-Duplication
- 10. Network Centralized Tools Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Customer Experience Management Security STRIPPING: Enable processing of encapsulated packets Stripping PFS Filtering Replication Slicing Stripping Speed Conversion Aggregation Load Balance De-Duplication
- 11. Network Centralized Tools Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Customer Experience Management Security LOAD BALANCING: Share the burden Load Balance PFS Filtering Replication Slicing Stripping Speed Conversion Aggregation Load Balance De-Duplication
- 12. Network Centralized Tools Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Customer Experience Management Security DEDUPLICATION: Streamline packet flows De-Duplication Filtering Replication Slicing Stripping Speed Conversion Aggregation Load Balance PFS De-Duplication
- 13. PFS ENABLES OPTIMIZED PACKET FLOW to help tools see more and work better Security NGFW IDS IPS Network Centralized ToolsPFS
- 15. CASE STUDY: Multiple datacenters Full visibility with distributed packet flow switches and TAPs 10G and 100G traffic is aggregated, speed converted and load balanced across multiple 1G/10G tools Complete traffic feed to external customers/users 15 Site 1: Site 2: 6 x 100G 8-32 x 10G 60 x 10G 8-32 x 1G 10G tools 1G tools Packet flow switch Packet flow switch Packet flow switch ©2016 NETSCOUT
- 16. CASE STUDY: Enterprise Service Assurance 16 InfiniStream for UC Servers PFS 3903 Switches PFS Manager InfiniStream for NPM PFS 3901 PFS 3901 PFS 3901 PFS 3903 Expand visibility for NPM and new Unified Communications across multiple sites Centralized packet flow management and control—from anywhere Highly resilient and scalable for growth nGeniusONE integration for improved port identification and reporting ©2016 NETSCOUT
- 17. ARCHITECTURE PLANNING • Not just a “one-tool”- based project • Balance current and future needs • Determine scope and key requirements 17©2016 NETSCOUT
- 19. NO NETWORK TOOL LEFT BEHIND! • Retain investment in existing tools • Simplify adds, tests and changes • Support both performance assurance and cyber security
- 20. Additional Resources N E T S C O U T. C O M • Listen to the live webinar here • How To Select A Security Visibility Solution