As chipset capacity increases, security and monitoring tools are being forced to process more and more data, which overloads the tools. The solution? Metadata.
With NetFlow and Metadata Generation, enterprises can:
Metadata is data about data that describes and summarizes information about your raw network packets (based on Layer-4 and Layer-7 information), such as:
The Gigamon Metadata Generation capability supports CEF and NetFlow, a network protocol that is used to collect statistics on IP traffic information such as IP source, destination of traffic, class of service, causes of congestion, etc. NetFlow is a specific, standard form of metadata that provides visibility into traffic types and usage patterns across systems, enabling enterprises to catch denial of service attacks, data extraction, and other events that represent a security risk.
Gigamon has also extended Netflow Generation to include IPFIX, enabling application-specific extensions, as well as standard traffic information across on-premises and public cloud environments.
By offloading metadata generation to the Gigamon Visibility Platform, enterprises can leverage their valuable production network tools more efficiently - reduce the noise and only send useful data to them.
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FEATURE BRIEF
Solve the problem of too much data, too little compute with Metadata.
CASE STUDY
Balacing network performance and security to connect and protect today's great minds.
CORE SOLUTION
Route the right traffic to the right tools.
VISIBILITY APPLIANCE
Compact appliance that aggregates and optimizes network data.
VISIBILITY APPLIANCE
Multi-purpose, mid-sized appliance built to address complex requirements.
VISIBILITY APPLIANCE
High performance appliance that enables comprehensive traffic insights.