Case Study: xStream achieves scalable 10G network traffic balancing with Ixia Director xStream and xBalancer

Major Security Enterprise Calls On Net Optics for a New Architecture

The customer, a leading provider of electronic security and business solutions, faced the challenge of scaling its network security to handle rapidly growing traffic volumes across its five data centers. They needed to access their core switches at 10G and prevent their multiple Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools from becoming overwhelmed. The company engaged Ixia to evaluate its architecture and design a new monitor network.

Ixia implemented a solution using its Director xStream for intelligent filtering and traffic visibility and its xBalancer appliances to load balance traffic across the security tools. This scalable architecture prevented tool overburdening, improved the ability to manage high traffic loads, and established a new corporate standard. The customer plans to replicate the Ixia design across all five of its data centers, leveraging the cost-efficiency and longevity of the solution for years to come.

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