Introduction
As networks continue to scale, enterprises and service providers demand efficient, scalable and cost-effective solutions to manage, monitor and optimize network traffic. OPBNOS (Open Packet Broker), Aviz’s software-defined network observability solution, simplifies traffic aggregation, filtering and load balancing from hardware or virtual TAPs. The latest R2.8 release brings significant advancements, enhancing platform compatibility, traffic processing, and seamless software upgrades, ensuring high performance and security for network monitoring, analytics, and compliance.
New Platform Integration: Celestica DS2000
OPBNOS R2.8 now supports Celestica DS2000, a Broadcom chipset platform optimised for the aggregation layer in Open Packet Broker (OPB) deployments. It enhances traffic observability, filtering, and redirection for high-performance network monitoring.
Key Benefits :
- Traffic Aggregation: Collects network traffic from multiple TAPs/SPAN ports and consolidates it for efficient processing.
- Intelligent Filtering: Supports Layer 2/3/4 filtering (IPv4 & IPv6) to ensure only relevant traffic is forwarded for analysis.
- Optimized Traffic Distribution: Enables port redirection (Static LAG) and hybrid port lookups for load balancing across multiple monitoring tools.
- Enhanced Network Observability: Provides detailed port and flow statistics management for real-time monitoring.
- Seamless Control: Integrated with OPB Fabric Manager (FlowVision) Appliance for intuitive GUI-based configuration.
Port Breakout: Maximizing Flexibility & Efficiency
- Dynamic Speed Adjustments: Break 100G ports into 4x10/25G, 2x50G, or other configurations to match network needs.
- Broad Hardware Support: Available on NVIDIA (Spectrum-2 & above) and Broadcom (EC7816, EC7326, EC7726) platforms.
- Connectivity: Efficiently connects multiple lower-speed servers (10G, 25G) to a single high-speed switch.
- Ingress: Aggregates traffic from multiple lower-speed tapped links (10G, 25G) into a single high-speed port for efficient processing and monitoring.
- Egress: Distributes high-speed traffic (100G) across multiple inline tools, enabling maximum network performance, optimizing tool utilization and load balancing.
This ensures seamless traffic aggregation, better network observability, and future-proof scalability while minimising hardware costs.
GTP Extension Header Filtering
As mobile networks continue to evolve with 4G and 5G advancements, OPBNOS R2.8 introduces support for GTPU (GPRS Tunneling Protocol – User) extension headers, enabling enhanced network observability, traffic management, and performance optimization for telecom providers.
- PDU Session Container (0x85) Support – Enables advanced Quality of Service (QoS) control and accommodates proprietary extensions for improved network efficiency.
- Inner Header-Based Filtering – Supports filtering based on IPv4, IPv6, UDP, and TCP parameters, providing granular traffic control.
- Intelligent Load Balancing – Distributes traffic efficiently across multiple telco users to optimize network resources.
- Enhanced Traffic Monitoring & Analytics – Helps service providers analyze, manage, and optimize mobile data flows for better performance.
- Advanced Flow Control – Enables filtering based on inner source/destination IPs, Layer 4 ports, and protocols for precise traffic management.
GTP Filtering with VXLAN Headers
Conclusion
The OPBNOS R2.8 release delivers powerful enhancements to network traffic monitoring, filtering, and scalability. With expanded platform support, improved traffic handling, seamless upgrades, and enhanced FlowVision capabilities, OPBNOS continues to be the leading software-defined network observability solution.
Unlock the full potential of network observability and security with OPBNOS R2.8. Enhance your traffic monitoring, analytics, and compliance capabilities with Aviz’s industry-leading Open Packet Broker solution.
