Endace Announces Next Gen Packet Capture Cards for Enterprise Networks
Endace’s new multi-speed, quad port DAG 9.5G4 and 9.5G4F models redefine ease-of-use and affordability for
high-reliability packet capture in enterprise networks
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — May 22, 2018 — Endace, a world leader in high-speed network recording, network history playback and analytics hosting, today announced
the release of two new next generation 4-port packet capture cards for 10/100/1000Base-T environments.
The new quad port DAG 9.5G4 and 9.5G4F models are successors to Endace’s hugely popular DAG 7.5G4 model and take advantage of new technologies to deliver new
features at less than half the cost of the previous generation DAG 7.5G4.
The DAG 9.5G4 and 9.5G4F models offer the same easy integration, high-performance, hardware acceleration and reliability
for which Endace DAG cards are renowned. System builders and OEM’s can build 100% accurate packet capture into their
solutions and realize the significant performance benefits of hardware acceleration with just a few hours integration
effort.
DAG Cards natively support a wide range of open-source applications including Wireshark, Bro, SNORT, Suricata, and any libpcap application through DAG-enabled libraries. System integrators realize substantial boosts to application performance
along with low software integration and maintenance costs over the life of their project. Designed for high reliability
with passive cooling, DAG cards are used in mission critical applications where cards often remain in place for many
years.
DAG 9.5G4F introduces a unique built-in failover mode for tapping network links or deploying inline applications.
Failover enables direct network access without expensive external copper taps or bypass switches. The Failover feature
allows the card to be used for in-line applications as well as for passive monitoring, making it ideal for OEMs building
in-line solutions.
“These new DAG 9.5G4 and 9.5G4F models really set a new price level for high-performance 10/100/1000Base-T packet
capture,” says Cary Wright, Endace’s VP Product Management. “Customers can access all the advanced features of DAG to
accelerate their applications and ensure 100% accurate packet capture with zero packet loss.”
Both the 9.5G4 and 9.5G4F feature standard DAG Card functionality such as interrupt free, zero copy, packet capture
direct-to-memory and onboard, hardware-based, filtering, duplication and steering. They also provide on-board processing
for a host of enterprise and encapsulation protocols, such as MPLS and VLAN for load balancing, classification and
filtering.
Wright says the new models are expected to be as popular as the popular DAG 7.5G4 Cards they replace.
“The 7.5G4 has been one of the most successful DAG Cards in Endace’s history. Customers love them because they’re
ultra-reliable, high performance and really easy-to-use. Our new 9.5G4 and 9.5G4F have all the benefits of the 7.5G4,
plus a host of extra features, at a much lower price.”
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