nGenius 3900 Series Packet Flow Switch - NetScout

DATA SHEET | nGenius 3900 Series Packet Flow SwitchNetwork Operations CenterUnified MonitoringFabric ManagementnGenius PFSManagement SoftwareMonitoring ToolsManaged Monitoring FabricnGenius 3900 PFSNetworkingInfrastructureTAPsTAPsNetworkingInfrastructureManagedMonitoringFabricnGenius3900 PFS Provider BackboneManagedMonitoringFabricnGenius3900 PFSnGenius InfiniStreamAppliancenGenius InfiniStreamApplianceOther Monitoring ToolsOther Monitoring ToolsPoint of PresencePoint of PresenceFigure 1: nGenius PFS Management software delivers unified management of nGenius 3900series switches across the service provider network for streamlining monitoring operations.Granular, Intelligent PacketFilteringnGenius 3900 series switch providesgranular Layer 2/3/4 intelligent packetfi ltering to enable highly selective packetflow delivery to connected networkmonitoring and security devices. Allfi ltering is performed at wire-speed andis independently defi nable on a per-port-basis. This allows traffi c from a singlenetwork link to be replicated to multipletools with only relevant fl ows sent toeach tool allowing the delivery of the rightinformation to the right tool at the righttime to avoid unnecessary tool load and tomaintain optimal performance.Source Port TaggingnGenius 3900 series switch providessource port tagging capability on aper-port basis to allow monitoring toolsto accurately detect the origin of themonitored traffi c, increasing the reliabilityof analysis. When activated, all incomingpackets are tagged to mark the receiveport without affecting packet contentintegrity or causing switch performancedegradations. Source port tags are alsodetected by the nGeniusONE Unifi edPerformance Management platform tostreamline and simplify the reporting andvisualization of monitored traffi c.Common Interface ModulesThe nGenius 3900 switches leverage aconsistent architectural foundation thatallows common interface modules to beleveraged across the entire chassis series.This allows system architects to bettermanage acquisition cost by investingin a single flexible module that can bedeployed or redeployed across the fullseries of chassis to support small to largesites. This simplifies chassis confi guration,streamlines purchasing requirementsand reduces the cost and complexityassociated with sparing requirements.Interface FlexibilityThe nGenius 3900 series interfacemodules are built for deployment versatilityby offering fl exible support for 1, 10, and40 GbE connectivity from a single module.The nGenius 3900 series interface modulefeatures FlexPorts that support multispeedoperation for complete deploymentfl exibility. Each module contains 32FlexPorts that can be activated as 1 GbEconnections using SFP transceivers,or 10 GbE connections using SFP+transceivers. Another additional groupof specialized high-speed FlexPorts+support either 4 Ports of 40 GbE or 16ports of 10 GbE using a QSFP breakoutcable. Medium type and speed of eachport can be defi ned manually or may beauto-confi gured through detection of theconnected transceiver module.nGenius 3900 series interface modulescan support the following confi gurationcombinations:• 48 x 1 GbE ports• 48 x 1/10 GbE FlexPorts• 32 x 10/1 GbE FlexPorts and4 x 40 GbESERVICE PROVIDER3