The Sandvine PTS 8210 is a high-performance network element with massive CPU performance and flow-state memory, providing deep-packet inspection and stateful protocol identification. The PTS was designed specifically to be cost-effective and flexibly deployed virtually anywhere in the network.

The Sandvine PTS 8210 enables solutions for:

¡ðNetwork Demographics Managment Application and subscriber-aware traffic analysis providing insight into what's really happening on your network

¡ðPeer-to-Peer Policy Management Manage the impact of P2P traffic on your network without sacrificing your subscribers experience

¡ðAttack Traffic Mitigation Protect your network, your subscribers and the applications they value from the impact of worm, DoS and spam Trojans

¡ðAcceptable Use Policy Managment Subscriber-friendly, automated tools to help you manage your accecptable use policies while increasing revenues

¡ðApplication and Subscriber-based Service Tiers Identify and manage applications on a per-subscriber basis, building service levels that increase ARPU without forklift upgrades to your network

PTS 8210 Clustering Capabilities

By seamlessly combining multiple PTS elements, creating a Virtual Switch Cluster, Sandvine provides a scalable solution that enables unique visibility into the network along with powerful solutions to meet both technical and business challenges.

Sandvine's Virtual Switch Cluster sets a new standard in the industry for redundancy, scalability and functionality by meeting the demanding needs of any bandwidth or number-of-subscriber requirements.

As its popularity has risen, peer-to-peer technology has transformed broadband Internet business models worldwide. Continuing to account for up to 60% of total traffic on a typical residential network, P2P congestion consumes bandwidth at a disproportionate rate, swelling transit costs and opening networks up to a deluge of non-revenue-generating traffic.

The Sandvine PPE 8200 is designed to lower network costs resulting from P2P traffic by logically rearranging the peer-to-peer network topology. Sandvine's patent-pending technology analyzes all P2P searches and ensures that each is routed down the least-cost network path without affecting your subscribers' experience.

The PPE employs four distinct strategies to reduce the cost of operating network infrastructure:

Report
Subscriber-transparent monitoring and on-demand, detailed analysis of P2P traffic on the network.

Reorganize
Logical rearranging of the P2P network topology to match the service provider£r physical network topology.

Route
Re-routing of P2P downloads to lowest-cost network paths.

Reduce
Reducing P2P bandwidth both internally and on transit links.

While the end-user experience is unaffected, service providers realize reduced costs and improved network efficiencies:

Sample protocol distribution report identifying bandwidth utilization before and after Sandvine P2P Policy Management (PPE 8200) is deployed .