Niagara Networks

Niagara Networks is a provider of advanced network visibility and security solutions, offering comprehensive infrastructure for monitoring, managing and analyzing network traffic at speeds up to 100 Gb. The company delivers hardware and software components, including network packet brokers, TAPs, bypass switches, and centralized management tools, enabling enterprises to achieve full visibility, optimize security operations and maintain service reliability across complex network environments. Niagara Networks solutions integrate with on-premises, cloud and hybrid infrastructures, supporting proactive threat detection and efficient traffic management.

More information: https://www.niagaranetworks.com

Description of technology

Network Packet Broker

BYPASS SWITCHES - inline switches that work with NGFW, IPS/IDS, and DDoS solutions, providing transparent protection without impacting network reliability or critical service availability. These devices enhance operational efficiency and maximize the uptime of inline security tools.

NETWORK PACKET BROKER - delivers centralized access to network traffic copies for NetOps and SecOps teams. NPBs enable real-time threat detection, analysis and response, as well as traffic aggregation, filtering and load balancing across security and monitoring tools.

NETWORK TAP - dedicated hardware devices that provide access to network traffic for monitoring and analysis. Both passive and active TAPs are available, supporting a wide range of connectors and fiber types. Virtual and cloud-based TAPs extend visibility to hybrid environments.

NETWORK VISIBILITY CONTROLLER - centralized management software for SDN-based network visibility. It allows remote deployment, configuration and orchestration of visibility infrastructure components from a single platform, hosted either on-premises or in the cloud.

OPEN VISIBILITY PLATFORM - software hosted directly on NPBs to enable advanced functionalities such as traffic deduplication, NetFlow/IPFIX generation, TLS decryption and other operator-level visibility features, providing flexible and comprehensive monitoring across the network.

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