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Introducing Endace DAG
Introducing
Endace
DAG Cards Why accurate packet capture is essential
Customers rely on the powerful packet capture and
processing capability of DAG cards to provide their
Endace DAGTM (Data Acquisition and Generation) cards security and network monitoring solutions with a
are the ultimate in network packet capture interface complete, detailed and accurately time-stamped
cards. They guarantee 100% packet capture on any source of packet data.
network regardless of packet size, interface type, or
Ultimately, only a 100% accurate source of network
network load. DAG cards have become the industry
packets provides the irrefutable evidence needed
gold standard for use in appliances for security and
to quickly and effectively identify and remediate
network monitoring where guaranteed packet capture
security or network performance issues, or comply
is essential.
with regulatory and governance obligations such as
For more than 15 years, the worlds leading banks, archiving and lawful intercept. Metadata records or
telecommunications and service providers, government incomplete, inaccurate sources of captured packets
agencies, e-commerce giants and other enterprises simply dont deliver the detail necessary to reconstruct
with high-speed, complex networks have trusted DAG events and resolve issues such as intrusions, data
cards to deliver class-leading reliability, accuracy and breaches or network performance problems with
performance for their packet capture applications. certainty.
DAG Card Features The Genius of DAG

PCIe based options from PCIe 1.1 to PCIe 3.0 DAGs unique power and accuracy results from its onboard FPGA
(field-programmable gate array) which enables smart packet
Ethernet (10/100/1000), 10GBE, 40GbE, SONET/SDH processing on the card, and its on-board memory buffer which
Single, dual and quad port models available enables traffic to be captured off the wire at full line rate without
dropping any packets. DAG also uses host memory via DMA to
Hardware-based, enhanced packet-processing provide large packet buffers for maximum performance.
Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows1 drivers DAGs powerful, onboard processing and DMA support removes
Engineered for high-reliability and extended mean time packet processing overhead from the host CPU, leaving it free to
between failure (MTBF) rates service security or network monitoring applications running on
the host and ensuring host performance is not impacted by peaks
Zero-fan cooling reduces failure points in network load.
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Selected DAG card models
DAGs unique technology
Delivers guaranteed 100% packet capture at full line rate up
to 10Gbps per port and 40Gbps per card Designed for multi-core
Leverages Direct Memory Access (DMA) to capture traffic DAG technology is highly optimized for modern multi-socket
directly to host memory. This removes interrupt servicing and multicore CPU architecture. Each CPU or core can have its
load from the host servers CPU, freeing it up for application own allocated memory space in the buffer so captured packets
processing and maximizing server performance can be directed to specific CPUs or cores. This enables efficient
Provides hardware-based, configurable packet-preprocessing load balancing with full session continuity, (including supported
functions such as packet duplication, steering (directing tunneling protocols) across multiple CPUs, multiple cores and
packets to specific streams) and filtering further reducing multiple applications or application instances.
load on the host CPU
A DAG card for every need
Delivers nanosecond accurate hardware time-stamping on
every captured packet. Onboard time sync ports support Endace DAG cards are available in a range of models for
synchronization with the host or an external time reference monitoring every type of network interface; from entry level cards
for monitoring 10/100/1000 Ethernet links, to cards supporting
Provides easy integration with applications via standard
10GbE, 40GbE and SONET/SDH links (up to SONET OC192, SDH
capture formats (PCAP, ERF) and API access to captured data
STM-64 clear channel or channelized to STS3/STM-1).
Supports Linux and FreeBSD (and Windows on selected
With up to 4 monitoring ports per card, DAG cards deliver
models) making it easy to integrate with your chosen
industry-leading port density for appliances managing multiple
platforms and applications
links saving on rack space, power and cooling and ensuring low
Is invisible to all other network elements (no MAC or IP cost of ownership. And with Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
address is assigned to DAG interface ports) making it ideal for rates measured in the hundreds of thousands of hours, DAG
security applications. cards are engineered for reliability.
The DAG Card Family

DAG 9.2SX2
DAG 10X2-S
The DAG 9.2SX2 is the gold standard for monitoring and
The DAG 10X2-S card is a dual-port card designed for monitoring capturing network traffic at high-speed in SONET/SDH, PoS,
and capturing network traffic in mixed 1GbE and 10GbE ATM and 10GbE environments. It offers sophisticated de-
environments. Each monitoring port can be configured for either channelization of SONET OC192 and SDH STM64 down to OC3/
1GbE or 10GbE links. It is ideally suited for core, enterprise and STM1 including PoS and ATM processing, complete capture of
cloud network environments and provides onboard classification SONET/SDH overhead fields and simultaneous capture of up to
for a range of enterprise and encapsulation protocols, such as 128 channels of payload and overhead data.
MPLS and VLAN types, for load balancing, filtering and traffic
The DAG 9.2SX2s powerful SONET/SDH functionality removes
duplication. It also supports relative timed replay for precise
the need for a number of other SONET ADMs and capture
reproduction of traffic as captured for testing, performance
devices, minimizing power, space and cooling requirements, and
measurement and other purposes.
substantially reducing CAPEX and OPEX.
DAG 10X2-P
DAG 7.5G4
The DAG 10X2-P is the premium version of the DAG 10X2-S and
The DAG 7.5G4 is a high-performance, quad-port data capture
adds support for encapsulated telecom protocols, such as General
card, designed for capturing network traffic at high-speed in
Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol (GTP) and Generic
10/100/1000BASE-T and optical 1GbE environments. It provides
Routing Encapsulation (GRE). The DAG 10X2-P also supports up
flexible memory allocation and powerful on-card, rule-based
up to 64 classification rules and increased memory allocation
filtering, duplication and steering with up to 32 capture
capability allowing highly sophisticated, onboard classification
streams. For new designs, where support for 10/100BASE-T is
for environments with complex data types or other specialized
not required, we recommend the DAG10X2-S, DAG10X2-P or
requirements.
DAG10X4-P.
DAG 10X4-P
DAG 7.4S
The DAG 10X4-P is a quad-port version of the DAG 10X2-P. Each
The DAG7.4S is a dual port card designed for capturing
port can be configured to monitor 1GbE or 10GbE links or four
concatenated OC-3c/12c/48c or STM-1 VC4c, STM-4 VC4-4c,
ports can be combined to provide native 40GbE monitoring.
STM-16 VC4-16c. It supports Packet over SONET (PoS), ATM
With up to seven cards in an 3RU appliance, the DAG 10X4-P has
(OC3c/12c only) and RAW SONET frame capture.
extremely low Space, Weight and Power (SWaP) requirements
and can substantially reduce OPEX costs. It is ideally suited where For further information on DAG card models and datasheets
40GbE monitoring and/or high-density deployment are needed. for each model, see endace.com/products
Contact Endace
Endace has offices in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand. For further USA and Americas: +1 877 764 5411
information about Endace products and services or to speak with a United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East
representative, please contact us: and Africa: +44 0800 088 5008
Australia: +61 1800 642 476
Email: [email protected] New Zealand: +64 9 582 0360
Web: endace.com/products
Endace, the Endace logo and DAG are registered trademarks in New Zealand and/or other countries of Endace Technology Limited. Other trademarks used may be the property of their
respective holders. Use of the Endace products described in this document is subject to the Endace Terms of Trade and the Endace End User License Agreement (EULA).
Copyright Endace Technology Limited, 2016. All rights reserved. endace.com

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