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    NETWORK VISIBILITY

    Vision E40

    Cost-effective rack-level visibility for ANY size data center

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    Vision Edge 100
    Vision Edge 40
    Vision Edge 10S
    Vision Edge 1S

    Key features

    • Easy-to-use web-interface with point-and-click functionality. No command-line needed!
    • NetStack features built-in
    • Supports Ixia Fabric Controller (IFC) - a highly resilient and extremely easy to use SDN controller providing visibility management through a single pane of glass
    • Can be deployed in both inline and out-of-band monitoring modes simultaneously
    • Max 48 ports of 1/10GE | Max 6 ports of 40GE
    • 1RU
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    The evolving data center

    Data center design is evolving with the advent of software defined networking (SDN) which allows for completely software defined data centers (SDDC). We are seeing the rise of hyperscale, microscale and other high-density variations of data-centers emerging all at the same time. These technologies are barely defined, yet their growth over the next few years is predicted to be many multiples!
    Though each serves a different purpose, a core component of these modern data centers is a building block, sometimes as small as a single rack, that includes the compute, storage and networking required to operate on its own – a containerized, independent unit. These individual blocks are great because one can be used on its own as the smallest microscale data center or thousands can be used together to create a hyperscale data center – and everything in between. Software plus hardware tailored for redundancy makes this both possible and cost-effective
    But, as data centers grow, the ability to see what is happening in the network diminishes. You need a cost-effective solution that operates like the building blocks, both capable of providing top-of-the rack visibility for a single unit and capable of scaling to thousands of racks with software defined visibility. Ixia’s Vision Edge 40 (E40) and Vision Edge 100 (E100) are best-in-class, fully-featured network packet brokers that are ideal for the ANY size modern data center

    Versatile. Vision Edge.

    Ixia’s Vision E40 and Vision E100, part of the Vision portfolio of network packet brokers, have the right features to handle the visibility requirements of a single rack, as well as that of a massive data center.

    Vision E40 and E100

    Vision E40 and Vision E100​

    Rack level visibility for any sized data center

    Use in any data center

    The Vision Edge network packet brokers can ensure the right data gets to the right tools in multiple data center configurations:

    Vision E40 Capabilities

    Overview

    Vision E100 is a fully-featured network packet broker which makes it great for multiple uses, including top-of-the-rack aggregation

    Physical Specifications

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    In a security architecture

    Vision E40 is versatile because it can be used as a standalone unit or as a software defined visibility solution in a software defined network (SDN) within a security architecture. With Ixia Fabric Controller (IFC), multiple Vision E40 and/or other Vision network packet brokers can be managed through a single pane of glass in the topology you need to optimize your tool deployment. With IFC, you get unified management of distributed architectures, role-based access and controls, and oversight of all ports from all Vision network packet brokers at once, allowing you to configure an efficient, scalable visibility solution.
    As part of your overall security architecture, Vision E40 also provides the ability to leverage Ixia’s turnkey Vision ONE and massively scalable Vision 7300, when your deployment is ready. With these network packet brokers and the visibility intelligence capabilities of PacketStack, SecureStack and AppStack, you can manipulate and mold traffic so your tools always get the right data. With Vision ONE, you can also monitor virtual traffic with Ixia’s CloudLens platform for public, private and hybrid cloud visibility.
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    Inline and out-of-band

    Deploy both inline, out-of-band, or both simultaneously based on your security and monitoring needs.

    INLINE

    Robust inline tool deployment enables users to deploy intrusion prevention systems (IPS), data loss prevention (DLP), and similar tools while assuring high service availability, even when parts of the system fail or become overloaded. Data from the network passes through a Vision E40 network packet broker via a bypass switch for resilience. Vision E40 sends the data to the IPS, DLP and other tools, which process the data and send back safe information via the Vision E40 and bypass switch back into the network.

    OUT OF BAND

    Process and monitor packet data with a variety of tools without affecting the network with an Out-of-Band (OOB) deployment. Data is passively copied from the network with Ixia Taps and sent to Vision E40 and other network packet brokers for filtering and processing. Relevant data is then sent to tools, at appropriate speeds, so the tools can operate efficiently. With only the right data being sent, false-positives are minimized and your team has improved relevance of alerts, for a quicker response to incidents.
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    Double your ports

    Save rack space and leverage your investments by using Ixia’s Double your Ports (DyP or simplex) capability. The Double your Ports feature enables ports for packet processing to be logically divided into two interfaces: one that connects to the network and the other that connects tools for security or monitoring.
    • Use a single port to get data from the network – taps, bypass or aggregators – and use the same port to send traffic to tools.
    • Separates link state on the network and tool interfaces
    • Halve your rack space requirement for monitoring (see also Ixia high density taps)

    Fan-out

    The Vision E40 has a space-efficient 1RU design. To get the most out of the rack space used and to optimize data speeds for tools, Ixia offers a Fan-Out capability on Vision E40. With fan-out, a 40G port can be used with a break-out to operate as 4, 10G ports which is ideal for tools that may have only a 10G capacity. Combined with the load-balancing capability, you can ensure your tools are not overloaded and are operating at the optimal capacity.
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    Fan-in

    To further optimize space and performance, Vision E40 also has a fan-in capability. A higher throughput 40G could be brought in through 4 ports of 10G each, that effectively operate as one. The 4 ports fan-in the data and operate together to provide the throughput needed. Combined with fan-out, multi-speed and load-balancing you can achieve what you need, custom to your network configuration.

    Visibility intelligence

    Stack up Ixia’s leading visibility intelligence features to optimize your traffic analysis and security tool performance. Used with a network packet broker, virtual or cloud platform, the extensive set of intelligent features allows you to modify, mold, and transport traffic specific to tool needs. Each feature is executed with a purpose-built design to ensure you get the best performance whether in a physical data center or the cloud. To learn more, click on each stack.

    Netstack

    Robust filtering, aggregation, replication, and more

    Three stages of filtering (ingress, dynamic, and egress)
    Dynamic filter compiler
    Priority based filtering
    Source port labeling (VLAN tagging & untagging)
    Aggregation & replication Load balancing Double your Ports- DyP (Simplex)

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    Packetstack

    Intelligent packet filtering, manipulation, and transport
    Deduplication
    Header (protocol) stripping
    Packet trimming
    Timestamping
    Data masking
    GRE tunneling

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    SecureStack capabilities are not available for this network packet broker or
    this platform at this time — visit the page to learn more.

    Securetstack

    Optimized handling for secure traffic
    Active SSL
    Passive SSL decryption
    Threat insights
    Data masking +

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    AppStack capabilities are not available for this network packet broker or
    this platform at this time — visit the page to learn more.

    Appstack

    Context-aware, signature-based application layer filtering
    Application identification
    Geolocation & tagging
    Optional RegEx filtering
    IxFlow (NetFlow + metadata)
    Packet capture
    ATI subscription
    Real-time dashboard

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    Mobilestack

    Visibility intelligence tailored for the mobile carrier evolved packet core
    GTP load balancing

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    TradeStack capabilities are not available for this network packet broker or
    this platform at this time — visit the page to learn more.

    Tradestack

    Marked data feed monitoring
    Gap detection
    Feed and channel health
    High-resolution traffic statistics
    Microburst detection
    Subscription for feed updates
    Simplified feed management

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