About Napatech – smarter data delivery to network applications
Napatech aims to make applications smarter than the networks they need to manage and protect.
Based in Denmark, the company was founded in 2003 by entrepreneurs Jens Christophersen and Thomas Jørgensen. Their aim was to develop technology that would enable computer hardware to keep up with rapidly increasing volumes of data and to facilitate network performance monitoring and optimisation.
Napatech’s SmartNICs provide full packet capture of network data at speeds up to 100G and support 100% accurate replay of networking traffic, for analysis, testing and simulation. Nanosecond precision time-stamping ensures correct sequencing of packets, even when data from multiple ports is being merged.
For maximum efficiency they use advanced receive-side scaling, enabling full utilisation of CPU cores. They are also capable of slicing and filtering packets of data and removing duplicates, to reduce the load on the server system and applications.
Records are maintained for all flows and reported to your choice of network monitoring application. The cards are designed to be compatible with apps including Wireshark, Suricata, n2disk, Snort, Zeek and TRex.
What are the options?
We offer Napatech’s full range of smart network interface cards (NICs). The most popular options are:
Napatech NT50B01 SmartNIC
Napatech NT100A01 SmartNIC
Napatech NT200A02 SmartNIC
Common use cases for Napatech SmartNICs
Napatech’s SmartNICs are specifically designed to support the capture and filtering of large volumes of network traffic, which is then saved as files in the .pcap format for analysis.
Businesses choose them for their ability to support reliable high-speed network performance monitoring. They are especially popular with…
Cybersecurity providers
Napatech SmartNICs ensure no data is lost and no activity goes unnoticed. All the information needed for forensic analysis of network traffic is captured in real-time, even at 100G.
Telecoms operators
Napatech SmartNICs make it possible to capture and analyse huge volumes of high-speed data using a single server. Merging upstream and downstream data lowers the processing load on CPUs for maximum efficiency. This enables telecoms operators to improve quality, despite heavy demands on bandwidth.
Network management companies
Using Napatech SmartNICs to pick up and pinpoint any network performance issues, instantly, reduces the workload involved in managing complex networks and maximises uptime.
Why choose Napatech SmartNICs?
Napatech have used FPGA (field programmable gate array) technology to program their SmartNICs, optimising them for network data capture.
The integrated heat exhausts and blower are cleverly designed to keep the cards cool, enabling them to handle huge volumes of data at high speed. This also makes it possible to run server fans at minimum speed, reducing power consumption and noise. The rigid cases are designed for durability and maximum air flow, helping to extend the life of the cards.
Each card is capable of merging separate feeds of live data into a single stream, saving rack space and keeping costs down. It is also possible to sync multiple SmartNICs within a single server, running on any platform.
We can supply them with Napatech’s own Link™ Capture Software, which provides high-speed packet capture with nanosecond timestamping and replay.
See the Napatech options in our shop. If the product you’re looking for isn’t there, we can still help – just ask.
