Interface Masters is a private networking and network visibility solutions company established in 1996 with headquarters in San Jose, California. They are profitable and growing. Their flagship products include the Packet Master network packet broker, high density fiber TAPs, intelligent active bypass switches, and hybrid appliances that consolidate TAP, bypass, and packet master functionality. Interface Masters offers solutions from 1 gigabit to 100 gigabits with high port densities of up to 72 ports in a 1U chassis. They have no software licensing requirements and provide 18 months of hardware and software support.

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Interface Masters Technologies
Hanan Klainer
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Key facts:
• Private held company
• Established in 1996.
• HQ in US, San Jose, California
• Profitable and growing
• Flexible and reliable
Interface Masters is one of the leaders and innovators in
networking and network visibility solutions.

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Network Visibility
Data Access
 TAP’s and Bypass Switches
Packet Master
 Aggregation, Filtering
 Load-Balancing
 DPI
Data Networking
Software Defined Networks
NICs, Offload NICs
Data Encryption
Networking System
Low to High End systems
Multi Core CPUs
MIPS, ARM, PPC and X86
based

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Packet Master
Network Packet Brokers from 1G to 100G

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• PacketMaster – Network Packet Broker incl:
• Aggregation
• Regeneration
• L2-L4 Filtering
• Load-Balancing (session aware)
• Packet Slicing
• Tunnel handling
• Supports 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G
• Various port density:
• 8, 16, 24, 48 and 72 ports 1G/10G
• Up to 30 x 40G ports in 1U chassis!
* all advanced features included – no licensing needed!

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From 8 up to 72 SFP/SFP+ ports
All features enabled! (no licensing necessary)
• Aggregation
• L2-L4 filtering
• Load-balancing
• Packet Slicing
• MPLS and Q-in-Q
• CLI and Web GUI
Up to 960Tbps
Management
GUI - HTTPS
CLI – SSH
Authentication
TACACS+
Radius
Firmware update
HTTPS
SCP
Niagara 4248 family - Platform for every need!

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TAP layer4 x 10G links input
(8 ports total, 2 Rx and 2 Tx)
3 x Database Monitoring
in load-balanced group
acting as one tool!
SIEM
Intrusion Detection System
Email security
File security
Connected in a group, with redundancy
Packet Master Layer

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Link1 - 10G
RxTx
Link2 - 10G
RxTx
IDS1
IDS1
IDS1 IDS1
IDS1
IDS1
Using Hybrid version
LB Group 2
IDS1
IDS1
IDS1 IDS1
IDS1
IDS1
LB Group 1
1G copper ports

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• Up to 8 field configurable modules
• Up to 64 SFP+ ports
• Each module can be:
• TAP, Bypass or PacketMaster
• All advanced features included and configurable!
Niagara 2846 – PacketMaster+
(Swiss Army Knife)

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Intuitive and easy-to-use GUI

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Flagship product: Niagara 4272 - 72 x SFP/SFP+ ports in 1U!
All features enabled!
(no licensing necessary)
• Aggregation, L2-L4 filtering
• Load-balancing, Packet Slicing
• MPLS and Q-in-Q

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All features enabled!
(no licensing necessary)
• Aggregation
• L2-L4 filtering
• Session aware load-balancing
• Packet Slicing
• MPLS and Q-in-Q
• CLI and Web GUI
100G platform
1x100G port
48x10G ports
1x100G port
24x40G ports

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100G support
Niagara 4248-1C 100G Bandwidth Use Case

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Key facts:
• Passive Fiber TAP‘s
• Up to 25 segments in 1U
• No power supply
• Plug-and-Play
• Support for 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G
Flagship product: Niagara 3225 - High density Fiber TAP

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Active TAP

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Flagship product - 3416: Tap or Aggregation Tap
• Split TAP and Link aggregation
• Packet Injection capabilities
• Many-to-one TAP support
• One-to-Many TAP support
1-4 segments Aggregate all
segmentsCopper, Fiber, any segment
Display

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Flagship product - 3218: TAP and Packet Broker COMBO
Key facts:
• Up to 4 TAP segments
• Up to 8 Packet Broker ports
• Any-to-Any configuration
• Aggregation, Regeneration, Mapping
• L2-L4 Filtering (IP, MAC, VLAN...)
• Session-aware load-balancing
• Packet slicing and more
Tap segments
Packet
Master
ports

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Bypass Switches

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• Suited for Inline Monitoring applications
• Intelligent Active Bypass Configurable
• High resolution HeartBeat
• Supports 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G solutions
• Supports up to 16 segments in one system
• Certified by major security vendors
• All combinations (fiber, copper) supported!
• Installed at Telcos, MSOs and ISPs

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1-4 segments Tap port,
copy of all segmentsCopper, Fiber, any segment
Display
Flagship product 1G: Niagara 2299 Bypass Switch
Key facts:
• Up to 4 segments in 1U chassis
• Built in TAP functionality
• Custom heartbeat configurations:
• Heartbeat pattern
• Heartbeat frequency

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• Centralized Management System end of 2015
• 2847  Modular 100G system
• 8x10G ports De-duplication
• In Server De-duplication Q1-2016

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Recent Success Stories
Romania
Slovakia
Belgium
Austria

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• World Leader in Bypass Technology
• Hybrid Appliances
• Bypass/TAP/PacketMaster Consolidation
• Highest port density in a 1U in the market
• Non-Blocking technology(including Tunneling, MPLS, VLAN)
• Modular solution  2846/7
• Full Duplex for all ports
• All options are available(no SW licensing)
• The most price competitive systems in the visibility market

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• Large number of products in portfolio
• No licensing – all features included
• High quality: 18 months HW & SW warranty included
• 10G copper supported, 100G supported
• Extreme scalability: from 8 ports up to 72 ports
• High density and high performance products
• Strong R&D – flexible, customer oriented
Winning the deals!

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Thank you!
 t +44 20 3239 3659
 m +972 54 774 5401
For additional information please send e-mail to sales@interfacemasters.com
or visit our website at www.interfacemasters.com