Want to build the best next-gen firewall?
It is spring in the northern hemisphere, and you can feel intense activity among firewall developers: everyone is busy adding layer 7 application control and visibility to their next-generation products. This requires application decoding at wire speed – so how do you get that?
One option is to use in-house engineering resources to develop a protocol parsing engine which in turn provides application intelligence to your next-gen firewall. However, those who have evaluated this alternative know the magnitude of the task, which involves considerable engineering resources to a) build the engine and b) keep up with the constantly changing protocols and applications.
The alternative is to source the application decoding from a specialist like Qosmos. The obvious advantage for you as a firewall vendor is that you can focus all your engineering time and resources on your core products, instead of on enabling technology such as Deep Packet Inspection (DPI). This brings us to the next question – what should a good protocol parsing engine look like?
1. Protocol and application coverage: check current coverage, roadmap and continuous update strategy
2. Hardware support: make sure you choose an engine which runs on all leading architectures. Processor technology evolves quickly, so if you want to have the best next-gen firewall, you should be able to take advantage of the best processors available: the engine should support that strategy.
3. Robustness, reliability and resilience (“Triple R”): it’s a tough world out there, so ask your supplier how the engine performs under difficult situations.
We want to help you build the best next-gen firewall. That’s why we just announced enhancements to our ixEngine Software Development Kit (SDK). Check out our
press release
and the
next-gen firewall section
on www.qosmos.com.
And don’t hesitate to request a
free evaluation
Thibaut Bechetoille, Qosmos CEO
Three questions to Pete Moore, of Moore Performance Systems (MPS)
1. Who is MPS?
MPS is a software development and consulting firm based in San Jose, California. We specialize in high-performance software and L2-L7 protocol processing on multi-core platforms leveraging hardware acceleration features. MPS is staffed with experienced Silicon Valley veteran software engineers, many with more than 25 years of experience. We are a Qosmos Expert Developer (QED).
2. Could you give us some examples of your work?
Several of our clients are Qosmos customers who use MPS as an extension of their in-house development teams: we provide best-in-class Qosmos development and integration expertise, which translates into faster time-to-market and quality assurance for new Qosmos-based solutions. For confidentiality reasons, I cannot name our clients, but I can say that we work for Qosmos customers both in the US and in EMEA. Current projects include software development and optimization on NetLogic (XLR) and Tilera TilePro.
3. Why did you choose to work with Qosmos?
Qosmos is the only pure-play vendor of embedded DPI & Network Intelligence technology. Their ixEngine SDK comes with a strong reputation and has the longest track record on the market. From the beginning, I was impressed with Qosmos technology: the advanced traffic parsing capabilities, the number of protocols supported, and the ability to handle difficult traffic situations. Qosmos is also the only supplier who supports all leading multi-core architectures: Netlogic, Freescale, Cavium, Tilera and Intel. This is exactly in line with our strategy and core expertise.
More info:
www.moore-performance.com
or
pete@moore-performance.com
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