Transform Network Traffic Into Trusted Telemetry
The GigaSMART® appliance extends the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline with the processing capacity and density to scale Application Metadata Intelligence (AMI) and other GigaSMART applications across high-speed hybrid cloud infrastructure.
It transforms network traffic into trusted network-derived telemetry, including rich application and protocol context, and efficiently delivers that telemetry to the security, observability, operations, compliance, data, and AI platforms.
- Reveal application activity, relationships, communications, and dependencies
- Extend application context across hybrid cloud, OT, and IoT environments
- Optimize traffic for packet-based tools while efficiently delivering metadata to platforms designed to consume it
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Benefits
Strengthen Network Security
Surface application and certificate context to help detect threats and investigate east-west activity across hybrid cloud, OT, and IoT.
Validate Compliance
Gain independent visibility into application activity and certificate context to support policy validation and PQC readiness.
Improve Tool Performance
Reduce unnecessary traffic and efficiently deliver relevant telemetry to packet-based and metadata-oriented downstream platforms.
The GigaSMART Appliance Model
GSA110
High-Performance GigaSMART Processing in 1RU
A 1RU GigaSMART appliance designed to scale processing and packet optimization for up to 800 Gbps of network traffic.
- Up to 400 Gbps of AMI throughput
- Native JSON export to supported tools, SIEMs, observability tools, or data lakes
- Packet optimization for up to 800 Gbps of network traffic
Product Details
Application Metadata Intelligence
Generate trusted network-derived application metadata with application, protocol, relationship, dependency, round-trip-time, and certificate context. Deliver metadata in JSON, CEF, or IPFIX to security, observability, data, and AI platforms.
800 Gbps Class Processing
Scale high-speed GigaSMART processing in a compact 1RU appliance, designed to support up to 400 Gbps of metadata throughput and packet optimization for up to 800 Gbps of network traffic.
Traffic Optimization
Use GigaSMART capabilities such as De-duplication and Application Filtering Intelligence to remove redundant or irrelevant traffic before it reaches packet-based tools. Improve tool efficiency while preserving relevant application context.
Traffic Reduction
Approximately 400 Gbps of packet traffic yields 4 Gbps of application metadata, extracting the most valuable 1 percent in order to optimize processing and storage costs for analytics and agentic AI.
Resources
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GigaSMART
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Application Metadata Intelligence
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GigaVUE-FM
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GigaSMART Demo
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Frequently Asked Questions
The GigaSMART appliance extends high-performance GigaSMART processing within the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline. It processes network traffic at scale, uses Application Metadata Intelligence to generate trusted network-derived telemetry, and applies GigaSMART capabilities such as De-duplication and Application Filtering Intelligence to optimize traffic for downstream tools.
A GigaSMART appliance is a dedicated physical appliance that extends GigaSMART processing capacity within a Gigamon deployment. Its disaggregated architecture allows organizations to add processing capacity where needed while integrating with existing Gigamon traffic aggregation and visibility infrastructure.
The GigaVUE-GSA110 is a high-performance 1RU GigaSMART appliance designed for high-scale Application Metadata Intelligence and traffic optimization for 800G-class infrastructure. It supports up to 350 Gbps of AMI JSON throughput and up to 400 Gbps of CEF throughput.
The GigaSMART appliance uses Application Metadata Intelligence to derive rich application context from network traffic, including application identity, relationships, dependencies, round-trip time, and certificate information. This telemetry can be delivered in JSON, CEF, or IPFIX to security, observability, data, and AI platforms, providing additional context for analytics, automation, and AI-driven workflows.
The GigaSMART appliance extends GigaSMART processing within the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline and connects to GigaVUE TA Series and GigaVUE HC Series visibility nodes. Traffic is directed to the appliance for AMI, De-duplication, Application Filtering Itelligence, and othe GigaSMART processing. Optimized traffic can return to the visibility fabric, while metadata can be exported directly to supported downstream platforms. The appliance is centrally managed through GigaVUE-FM.
The GigaVUE-GSA110 supports up to 350 Gbps of AMI JSON throughput and up to 400 Gbps of CEF throughput in a compact 1RU footprint for 800G-class infrastructure. Its high processing density helps organization scale application metadata generation and traffic optimization without requiring physical infrastructure to grow at the same rate.
The GigaVUE-GSA110 uses Application Metadata Intelligence (AMI) to generate trusted network-derived telemetry from network traffic. AMI can provide application identity, protocol, relationship, dependency, round-trip time, certificate, and other application context. Metadata can be delivered in JSON, CEF, or IPFIX to supported security, observability, data, and AI platforms.
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