Procera Networks, Inc. (Amex: PKT), based in Los Gatos, CA, has been developing products since 2001 and was incorporated in 2002. Procera Networks is a global provider of next-generation, carrier-grade network traffic identification, management, and control solutions for broadband service networks. Procera's core product suite, the PacketLogic™ line of appliances, provides the most accurate application identification available today via the Procera-developed, industry-leading, deep packet inspection engine, DRDL™ (Datastream Recognition Definition Language). DRDL utilizes multiple Layer 4 to 7 properties and looks deep into a connection or session – or "flow" – to exclude false positives, discover tunneling and port-hopping behaviors. Through DRDL's flow-based inspection, PacketLogic provides higher accuracy in identification and lower latency than products that focus only on packets. The DRDL engine enables PacketLogic to monitor and analyze network traffic in real-time, optimize the utilization of bandwidth, throttle over-consuming applications, identify and mitigate security threats, and prioritize mission-critical applications. PacketLogic also allows service providers (xSPs), higher-education institutions and other organizations to differentiate and customize their broadband services based on bandwidth rate, access or denial of applications, volume of delivery or other criteria. Procera Networks sells PacketLogic through its direct sales force, resellers, distributors, and systems integrators in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe. PacketLogic is deployed at more than 350 broadband service providers, telcos, colleges and universities, and enterprises worldwide.
Value Proposition
Procera Networks will lead the migration from best-effort, packet-based internetworking to the next generation of flow-based intelligence and traffic control for the emerging triple play (Voice, Video and Data) based IP networks.
Key Benefits
- Flow-based intelligent IP traffic management
- Most accurate classification of services (application protocols)
- Constant monitoring of traffic patterns
- Ability to enforce quality control (QoS) and prioritize premium services and customers (VoIP / Mission-critical)
- Early detection of hazards and attacks
- Ability to follow-up results, report discrepancies and assist in identifying improper network usage
- Able to identify and address new insidious applications such as video, peer-to-peer, file-sharing and more
– Very bandwidth intensive and productivity dilutive
– BitTorrent, Slingbox, YouTube.... - Limit traffic peaks of leeching applications and over-consuming users; postpone investments in additional bandwidth
- Apply quality (QoS) to mission-critical applications, customers, and/or users
- Strengthen security by identifying and filtering improper behavior
- Bring down OPEX and optimize network utilization
Management Team
Procera Networks has assembled an executive team with many years of experience in the networking industry, coupled with the industry knowledge, contacts and experience required to drive success. The executive team comes from leading high-technology companies such as Cisco, Digi International, Tandem, Oracle, Taleo, Covergent, Novell, Nortel, Intel, and Ericsson.
Conclusion
As the number of high-speed Internet subscribers and broadband-aware mobile devices continues to increase exponentially worldwide, and as applications such as peer-to-peer (P2P), file sharing, voice chat, streaming media, and specifically video-based content downloads and uploads continue to consume enormous amounts of available bandwidth, the impact, cost and business models for service providers, higher-education institutions and others are changing rapidly. These network managers are having difficulty keeping up with the bandwidth requirements to support new customers, devices, applications and growing file sizes. PacketLogic’s flow-based intelligent traffic management solution is perfectly positioned to help broadband operators with cost- and quality-control issues. The ability to accurately identify and manage network traffic has become a necessity as the Internet becomes more and more mission-critical and central to our everyday professional and personal lives.
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