Wildpackets 10Gb Ethernet packet capture and analysis – very cool!

I wanted to share with all the Happy Router.com readers some very cool news about a new product. Wildpackets just introduced protocol analyzer that can capture and analyze Ethernet traffic at a rate of 10Gb (full-duplex)! This amazing product will be on display this year at Cisco Networkers 2008 in Orlando, Florida! Here is their official press release:

Industry’s First Extensible Full-Duplex Solution for Network Analysis and Forensics

On display at CISCO LIVE!

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WildPackets, Inc., a leading provider of network and application analysis solutions, today announced the Omnipliance SuperCore – the industry’s most extensible data recording solution for full-duplex 10-Gigabit network analysis and forensics. SuperCore provides network engineers unprecedented, real-time and post-capture visibility into remote network segments.

Complex networks are no longer limited to the Global 200 – mid-market organizations now need to monitor, manage and optimize traffic on emerging 10G networks. The Omnipliance SuperCore is the first solution available that provides the highest sophistication of real-time and post-capture network visibility in a completely extensible platform. With local storage up to 64 Terabytes, and new support for direct capture to Storage Area Networks (SAN), the Omnipliance SuperCore offers virtually limitless data recording.

“The SuperCore is an ideal data recorder for network forensics applications, such as incident response operations and policy compliance investigations,” said Tony Barbagallo, vice president of marketing at WildPackets. “This solution is extensible and can grow with the needs of the organization from adding additional capture cards, to adding disk subsystems or even SAN integration for the ultimate in data storage.”

Tuned for high-speed networks and distributed storage sub-systems, Omnipliance SuperCore features include:

* High-performance, full-duplex 10 Gigabit capture and analysis
* Fully programmable, easy-to-use hardware filtering
* High precision timestamping and synchronization
* Up to 64 Terabytes of local storage
* Supports SAN environments for virtually unlimited long-term data storage

For more information visit http://www.wildpackets.com/products/omnipliance/overview

About WildPackets Inc.

WildPackets develops hardware and software solutions that drive network performance, enabling organizations of all sizes to analyze, troubleshoot, optimize, and secure their wired and wireless networks. WildPackets products are sold in over 60 countries and deployed in all industrial sectors, including 80 percent of the Fortune 1000. For further information, please visit www.wildpackets.com.