NETL7™ Knowledge-based Processor Family

NetLogic Microsystems’ NETL7™ Layer 7 knowledge-based processor family is optimized to perform computationally intensive content signature recognition tasks for application-based networking and network security applications. The NETL7 knowledge-based processors inspect packet contents at wire-speed and are targeted at applications ranging from high-performance enterprise and carrier-class networks to small-and-midsize businesses (SMB) networks, to enterprise/service providers.

The NETL7 knowledge-based processors is capable of performing wire-speed content inspection of packets traveling through the network, and enable the design and deployment of next-generation networking systems that can make packet processing decisions based on an awareness of packet content. The ability to perform full cross-packet content inspection at or beyond 20Gbps line-rate is essential to enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to deliver new levels of performance and functionality to their customers.

Common API across all NETL7 KBP devices for seamless migration to higher performance needs.

NETL7™ KBP Key Features

• Single chip with on-chip database storage to minimize system cost and board space
• Full content inspection across packet boundaries to reduce security vulnerabilities
• Intelligent Fabric for Automata (IFA) for efficient database scaling
• Common API across all NETL7™ KBP devices for seamless migration to higher performance needs
• Support for 100,000s of signatures
• Support for Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) and string signature recognition found in IPS/IDS, AV databases
• Interface compatibility with industry-leading host processors
• Fast rule compiler and device drivers
• Zero-Downtime rule updating and uploading
• DoS attack prevention features