Packet Capture and Analysis

Use cutting-edge network SmartNIC technology to add real-time line-rate performance to your application.

The Link™ NT20E3 SmartNIC provides full packet capture and analysis of network data at 20 Gbps with zero packet loss.

The SmartNIC can capture all frames, including erroneous frames normally discarded by standard NICs.

The SmartNIC can also be used for in-line application acceleration. The SmartNIC allows you to merge data from ports into a single, timeordered analysis stream.

It supports 1-128 packet streams using intelligent hardware flow distribution to allow your application to scale to higher packet rates with no packet loss.

The Napatech SmartNIC will distribute packets based on flow or on e.g. L3/L4 filter criteria.

The 4 GB DDR3 RAM buffer allows buffering packets on the SmartNIC to prevent packet loss during peak server loads.

Packets are hardware time-stamped when they arrive at the network ports, ensuring that the time stamp is always reliable.

The SmartNIC also comes in a NEBS level 3 compliant variant.

Superior thermal control

To generate and control the airflow, the Napatech design contains a blower that takes in air from the top and bottom of the SmartNIC, thereby doubling the amount of air and ensuring superior cooling.

Benefits & Features

• Durable design for extended real-life operation
• Free choice of server platform
• Reduced noise and power-consumption as server-fans can run at minimum speed
• Freedom to pack unlimited FPGA SmartNICs into a standard server
• No airflow dependency to server
• Well-defined cooling of all critical components
• Guaranteed device hot spot temperatures
• Maximized airflow, ensuring optimal thermal performance
• Dissipated energy exhaled outside server through front plate cutouts
• Significant reduction in temperature drop between FPGA die and heat sink surface
• Mechanical stiffener enabling higher screw torque for fastening heatsink to the PCB