EdgeNest
Hardware and hypervisor platform with integrated packet brokering for virtual OT security and NDR appliances.
EdgeNest Hardware and Hypervisor Platform
A consistent hardware platform with established compatibility and flexible input connectivity.
New legislation and escalating AI-powered cyberattacks are driving demand for greater visibility, cybersecurity, and NDR services within the OT sector. The Netronome EdgeNest is a turnkey hardware and hypervisor platform for hosting virtualized security appliances. Onboard Netronome SmartNICs provide packet brokering features, while reducing CPU overheads on traffic ingress.
The EdgeNest provides a common hardware and software platform to host virtualized cybersecurity and NDR appliances, with modern and well-supported hardware and software. Additionally, it features integrated packet brokering and deduplication features, eliminating extra standalone components.
Physically, the Edgenest is a 1U reduced depth rack-mount appliance, so it fits perfectly in smaller network racks and flight cases, in addition to standard server racks. It contains a small form factor motherboard with a modern x86 CPU with all the relevant ISA extensions required by newer software. Running on that is the Proxmox hypervisor, which allows for easy and repeatable deployment and management of virtualized applications.
The EdgeNest also includes one or two Netronome SmartNICs which provide interfaces for traffic ingress, as well as hardware offload features for packet brokering and deduplication.
EdgeNest Features
Hardware Features
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1U reduced-depth chassis, can be installed in network racks and flight cases.
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Intel x86 CPU with 4-10 cores and up to 128GB RAM for demanding applications.
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NVME storage for high speed packet capture.
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Onboard IPMI for lights-out management.
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1-2 Netronome SmartNICs with flexible port configurations for traffic ingress; hardware offload for packet brokering features and hardware timestamping.
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10Gbps RJ45 and SFP+ ports for management and data output.
Software Features
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Proxmox hypervisor (KVM) with GUI and CLI management, and VM templates for easy, repeatable deployment.
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Open vSwitch offers packet brokering features, including mirroring, aggregation, filtering, tag and tunnel header removal, and QoS, with hardware offload to Netronome SmartNIC.
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Packet deduplication on outer or inner IP header and payload, 50ms – 1s deduplication window, with hardware offload to Netronome SmartNIC (optional).
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Traffic delivered to VM via SR-IOV, bypassing host kernel datapath, reducing latency and CPU overhead.
Product Brief
PRODUCT BRIEF
EdgeNest Hardware and Hypervisor Platform
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