Procera offers state-of-the-art deep packet inspection (DPI) solutions with the PacketLogic product family. At the core of every Procera solution is Procera's Datastream Recognition Definition Language (DRDL™), providing network operators fine-grained awareness on the behavior of their network and subscribers, offering sophisticated analysis tools for business planning, and delivering real-time control that enables monetization on their networks while providing their subscribers with a superior broadband experience.. DRDL™ has more than 1600 (Feb 2010) signatures that facilitate a broad range of criteria like header information, actual payload, bi-directional traffic information and the characteristics of a handshake.
Service Providers are struggling to meet the business challenges posed by today’s consumers. Bandwidth consumption has skyrocketed as new broadband technologies like LTE, DOCSIS 3.0, and FTTX technologies are deployed. Backhaul congestion has increase during peak times as users access new streaming and download services that take advantage of increased bandwidth to consumers. Service providers need business intelligence to guide them in their quest for new service offerings.
The PacketLogic solution is tailored to meet these needs with our three main product lines:
The PacketLogic Subscriber Manager (PSM) integrates PacketLogic with network management and operation systems including AAA, OSS, BSS, provisioning and policy managers. This enables per-user tracking and policies, also known as user awareness, as well as knowledge of where in the network the user connects, i.e. location awareness. User awareness is required to create personalized offerings that attract new customers, minimize churn, and increase ARPU through value-add services. Location awareness makes it possible to resolve, or even avoid, congestion, enhancing the user-experience. It can also control roaming costs through automatic policy enforcement.
The PacketLogic Intelligence Center (PIC) provides the visualization of the application and subscriber intelligence gathered by deployed PacketLogic systems. Leveraging the subscriber and location awareness provided by the PSM and the application intelligence provided by the PLR, the PIC is able to present a wealth of information to the network operator based on the behavior of their network. The intelligence can be presented in a multi-dimensional format, with per user, application, location, and device views available for business intelligence and planning. The PIC gives network managers access to relevant network traffic intelligence that enables network optimization, creation of appealing services and protection against malicious behavior.
The PacketLogic Real-Time Enforcement platforms (PLR) utilize multiple hardware platforms that run the same operating software. Each of the platforms offer consistent feature richness enabled through the different PacketLogic
software modules: LiveView, Filtering, Traffic Shaping, Statistics and WebStatistics. The PacketLogic hardware platforms offer a range of configurations from the entry-level 4 Mbps
PL5600 through through 2 Gbps
PL7720. At the top of the line is the high-end
PL10000 series with capacity up to 80Gbps and 5M subscribers per system. It consists of a modular AdvancedTCA (ATCA) chassis solution in three sizes –
PL10002 3RU (rack units),
PL10005 5RU and
PL10014 12RU.