* Sweden’s Netintact releases bandwidth manager in U.S.
Enterprise network managers looking to optimize traffic and data communications between business-critical applications should check out an offering from Sweden-based Netintact that was just released to U.S. customers last week.
Netintact announced its PacketLogic appliance, a Layer 2 switch with embedded bandwidth management and traffic monitoring tools. PacketLogic can perform real-time surveillance, shape traffic and collect statistics. The appliance identifies Layer 7 (application layer) traffic to help enterprise companies improve the quality of service (QoS) of applications traversing their nets.
PacketLogic’s surveillance features also recognize connection signatures that can further identify which applications are in use. Knowing which ports applications typically use helps PacketLogic account for rerouted traffic when applying QoS controls. Netintact says PacketLogic can help network mangers get a more realistic view of how their networks handle traffic loads and how well applications perform. PacketLogic would compete with products from companies such as Packeteer, Peribit and Packet Design.
Netintact combined five software modules into one client software platform that the company says will minimize the number of rules that network managers need to define in the product. The modules can also be combined according to customer requirements.
Another PacketLogic feature enables customers to set policies on usage and bill service providers that may not meet their service-level agreements. Netintact says PacketLogic can give network managers an understanding of available bandwidth and how to better use it to postpone investments in additional bandwidth and infrastructure.
Netintact customers include Ericsson, TeliaSonera and Bostream, all telecommunications providers in Europe. The company is currently working on rolling out deployments of PacketLogic to U.S. customers, including My Way Wireless in Hoboken, N.J.
