Use cutting-edge network acceleration technology to add real-time line rate performance to your application. Napatech 2-port 100 Gbps accelerators provide full packet capture and analysis of network data at 200 Gbps with zero packet loss. The Napatech accelerator will capture all frames, including erroneous frames normally discarded by standard NICs.
The Napatech accelerator allows you to merge data from two ports into a single, time-ordered analysis stream. The compact form factor of the NT200A02 enables 2 x 100G applications in 1U server platforms, saving rack space and reducing the overall cost of the solution.
The 12 GB DDR4 RAM buffer allows buffering packets on the accelerator to prevent packet loss during peak server loads. Packets are hardware timestamped when they arrive at the network ports, ensuring that the timestamp is always reliable.
The accelerator also comes in a NEBS level 3 compliant variant.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Scalable Pipeline Architecture
Network ports: 2 × QSFP28
Capture of Ethernet LAN: Full 2 × 100 Gbps
Zero packet loss for all frame sizes
12 GB DDR4 RAM buffer (500 ms at 200 Gbps)
Typical CPU load: < 5% of one core
Addressing up to 1 TB application buffer memory
Packet or segment delivery to application
Hardware accelerated:
Multi-port packet merge
4 ns time-stamping
Slicing at fixed offset
RMON1 counters, including jumbo frames
PPS time synchronization
OS time synchronization
Easy-to-integrate API
Linux and libpcap
NAPATECH-SUPPORTED APPLICATIONS
Napatech accelerators enable OEM vendors to build high-performance network appliances based on standard servers. Examples of applications include:
Revenue and services optimization
Quality of experience optimization
Financial latency measurement
Customer experience analysis
Data loss prevention
Virtualized activity analysis
Cyber defense
Fraud detection and compliance management
Infrastructure management and security
Network and application performance
Troubleshooting and compliance
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL FEATURES
Full line-rate processing for all frames from 64 bytes to 10,000 bytes – keep or discard erroneous frames
IEEE standard: IEEE 802.3 100 Gbps Ethernet support
Network interface: 2 × QSFP28 ports
Supported QSFP28 modules:100GBASE-SR4 and 100GBASE-LR4
Data rate: 2 × 100 Gbps
Typical CPU load: < 5%
Time formats: PCAP-ns/-μs and UNIX 10 ns
Time resolution: 4 ns
Stratum 3 compliant TCXO
SMA interface for PPS time synchronization
RJ45 100/1000BASE-T interface for future IEEE1588 PTP support.
ACCELERATOR SOFTWARE
Operating systems: Linux
Napatech API for high performance and advanced features
libpcap
SDK tools included in source code for debugging and prototyping and as application examples
ACCELERATOR HARDWARE
Bus type: 16-lane 8 GT/s PCIe Gen3*
12 GB onboard DDR4 RAM
Flash: Support for two boot images
Built-in thermal protection
Physical dimensions: ½-length and full-height PCIe
Weight excluding 2 x QSFP28:
NT200A02-SCC: 455 g
NT200A02-NEBS: 475 g
MTBF according to UTE C 80-810:
NT200A02-SCC: 317,821 hours
NT200A02-NEBS: 311,435 hours
Power consumption including 2 x QSFP28:
NT200A02-SCC: max 75 Watts
NT200A02-NEBS: max 75 Watts
* To enable the throughput of 16-lane PCIe Gen3, the COTS server must support PCIe bifurcation.
ENVIRONMENT FOR NT200A02-SCC
Operating temperature: 0 °C to 45 °C (32 °F to 113 °F)
Operating humidity: 20% to 80%
ENVIRONMENT FOR NT200A02-NEBS
Operating temperature: –5 °C to 55 °C (23 °F to 131 °F) measured around the accelerator
