6WIND provides the 6WINDGate packet processing software to enable high performance networking on standard hardware platforms. The software delivers industry-leading performance to help network vendors, service providers, and enterprises capitalize on SDN and NFV. By replacing dedicated hardware with generic servers and virtualization, 6WINDGate allows for an open ecosystem, improved performance, and more rapid service creation at a lower cost compared to traditional network architectures.

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SPEED MATTERS

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 Deliver the industry’s highest performance packet processing
software to shorten the path to profitability for network vendors.
 Enable Service Providers and Enterprises to capitalize on the SDN /
NFV transformation by transparently providing network
performance and scalability.
The 6WIND Vision

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 Enable open platform
ecosystem to replace
dedicated hardware with
commodity servers and
virtualization.
 Close the performance
gap for Service
Providers and
Enterprises to upgrade
their network
architecture.
The Promise Of 6WIND
Network Architecture
Transformation
Dedicated Hardware
And Software
Platform
White Box
Ecosystem
Virtualization
Rigid Platform
Long Time To
Market
Open Platform
Inexpensive
Rapid
Services
Creation
$$$
Expensive
$

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6WINDGate Packet Processing Software:
High Performance, Transparency, Scalability
Multicore Processor Platform
Fast
PathNetwork Stack
Control Plane
Fast
Path
Fast
Path
Fast
Path
Fast
Path

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Generic Hardware
Platform
Network Architecture Transformation Towards NFV
Proprietary Hardware
Platform
Application
Proprietary Hardware
Platform
Application
Proprietary Hardware
Platform
Application
Application
Application
Application
Virtualization
Generic Hardware
Platforms
Application
Application
Application

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6WIND Unlocks Network Value
Integrators offer the potential for Telcos and Cloud
Vendors to compete directly with incumbent network vendors
with an integrated networking solution.
Telcos: More products
equal more revenue.
Lowered costs with NFV
can lead to increased
services, with the possibility
to bypass the network
vendor.
Cloud Vendors can
leverage their data center
expertise to offer increased
services and products. SDN
and NFV can automate and
simplify operations.
Network Vendors’ historic
platform-centric business
model is increasingly
threatened by more agile
software models, as well
as more agile software
platform providers.
Hardware and Software
Platform Providers have a
growth market beyond IT to
provide telco-ready
platforms with integrated
networking, virtualization,
and packet processing
software.
Packet Processing Software

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 Telcos’ historical network
performance requirements
now include virtualization
needs.
 Meanwhile, Cloud Providers
with heavily virtualized
environments are coping
with performance needs.
Technology Requirements Converge
Telco vs. Cloud Provider
Virtualization
Needs
Performance
Needs
Performance is not sacrificed
with virtualization

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 Fastest performance on the
market; physical and virtual
environments
 Transparent, no change
necessary to OS, hypervisor
and management
 Available across all major
platforms
 Native support for all major
network protocols
6WINDGate on Standard Platforms:
Paradigm Shift In Packet Processing Software

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How 6WINDGate is Used
Bare metal performance in any
virtual or physical environment
 Routing, security, load balancers,
ADC… appliances
 Access and core mobile and fixed
networks
 Data center servers
6WINDGate Packet Processing
Software has enabled Tier 1
Network Equipment Provider
Customers with the performance to
run network software on standard
platforms.
 L2-L4 Acceleration
 IPsec VPN Gateway
 TCP/UDP Termination
 Virtual Switching
 DPDK (Data Plane
Development Kit)
 And More

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Typical Performance Bottlenecks
Hypervisor
Virtual Switch
Driver Level Bottleneck
Virtual Switch Bottleneck
Communication Bottleneck - Host vs Guest OS
Virtual Machine Bottleneck
Virtual
Machine
Application
Software
Virtual
Machine
Application
Software
Server Platform

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6WINDGate Removes Performance Bottlenecks
Performance
(MillionsOfPackets
PerSecond)
...
Fast Path Cores
...
Increase OS
stability by
offloading resource
intensive mundane
tasks Standard Linux
Becomes
Unstable
Performance benefits
scale with the
number of
processing cores
1 2 3 8 9 10 ...

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6WINDGate Deployment Options
Linux
Application Software
Physical Network
Appliance
Virtual Machine
Linux (Guest OS)
Application Software
Software Network
Appliance
VM
Hypervisor
Linux (Host OS)
Virtualized Network
Appliance
VM
Any OS
…

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Ethernet
NICs
 Transparent operation;
no change to OS,
hypervisor and
management
 Solution available on
market-leading
processors and
software environments
 Incremental path to new
architectures thanks to
support of a large
choice of NICs
6WIND at the Heart of a Rich and Open Ecosystem
Smart
NICs
OS and
Hypervisor
Processors
Hardware Platforms
DPDK

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Service Provider Use Case:
6WINDGate Enables the Cost- Effective Transition to NFV
 Virtualization of core
functions
 Centralization of
access functions in
the core
 Equivalent
performance for
physical and virtual
implementations
 ¼ cost vs physical
equipment
Server Platform
Virtual Machine
Hypervisor
Virtual Switch
Virtual Network
Function
Linux
Server Platform
Virtual Machine
Hypervisor
Virtual Switch
Virtual Network
Function
Linux
Server Platform
Virtual Machine
Hypervisor
Virtual Switch
Virtual Network
Function
Linux

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Cloud Provider Use Case:
6WINDGate Reduces VM TCO and Enables New Services
 Increase VM
density
 Increase
individual VM
performance
 Enable new
services
 No impact on
management
VM VM
Fast Path
6WINDGate DPDK
Fast vNIC PMD
OVS
Acceleration
Filtering
NAT
VM
VM VM
Leverage 40 G ports to
reduce costs by 75% per
port Fast Path
6WINDGate DPDK
Fast vNIC PMD
OVS
Acceleration
Filtering
NAT
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM

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Enterprise Use Case:
6WIND Enables Cost-Effective Network Appliances
 6WINDGate
Powered Firewall
 DPDK on Linux
 Hardware offload to
Cavium Nitrox for
IPsec
 Software based appliance on custom hardware for
additional performance
 Allows use of DPDK on multi-vendor NICs for crypto
support
 Ready for fully virtual applications
Commodity
Hardware
x86 Processor
Hypervisor
Virtual Firewall

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 Best in class packet processing technology thanks to 6WIND deep
expertise in networking and more than 150 man years of
development.
 Since the first shipment of its 6WINDGate software in 2007, 6WIND
has been selected and deployed by Blue Chip companies to unlock
hidden infrastructure performance.
 6WIND is an independent software vendor and 6WINDGate is the
only heterogeneous networking stack to support major market-
leading hardware platforms.
 6WIND is privately held and headquartered in France, with offices in
Asia and the US.
6WIND Facts

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