Case Study: Federal Agency achieves 40GB data center visibility and extends monitoring tool investments with NETSCOUT nGenius Packet Flow Switches

Visibility Upgrade Extends Value of Agency Performance and Security Tools Investments

This federal agency, with more than 10,000 employees supporting consumer-facing businesses nationwide, relies heavily on its data centers for document management, web portals, and financial services. After upgrading core links to 40GB, their legacy 10GB packet brokers were end-of-life and unable to provide the capacity, capture speeds, and visibility required for service assurance and security—putting customer experience, revenue, reputation, and employee productivity at risk.

The agency deployed NETSCOUT nGenius packet flow switches (6000/5000 series), InfiniStreamNG appliances with PFX software, and the nGeniusONE platform and Fabric Manager to tap, condition, de-duplicate, and distribute traffic from 40GB links to existing 1/10GB monitoring tools. The COTS-based solution restored enterprise-wide packet visibility, preserved the value of legacy monitoring investments, avoided costly tool replacements, and delivered scalable, cost-effective monitoring and security visibility across their data centers.