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G10 Probe Overview
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G10 ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW
As the foundation for Tektronix Communications' Network Intelligence solution, the GeoProbe
G10 efficiently and comprehensively handles virtually all data acquisition and processing tasks
within the Iris architecture.
Data is captured directly from the network in a passive and non-intrusive mode, as
opposed to information provided in vendor-specific format by individual network
elements. As a result, carriers can gain an independent view regardless of which
vendor's equipment is deployed in their network.
Serving as a processing hub, the GeoProbe G10 eliminates the need for external
processing equipment-reducing the number of system components required and
ultimately conserving LAN/WAN bandwidth between system elements.
Offering independence from a larger centralized storage server, the GeoProbe
G10 facilitates streaming, real-time, programmable record feeds and real-time
session traces
.
Data Collection and Processing
As illustrated in Figure 1.1, the GeoProbe G10 connects to the monitored network via a
physical interface at the link port. Raw packets are pr
ocessed in real time as they reach the
Iris Interface Card (line rate processing functions) and forwarded (stream to disk functions) to
the Storage Subsystem.
In parallel, the Iris Interface Card sends contro
l plan
e traffic to the Application Blade for
correlation, xDR generation, and KPI aggregation (control-plane processing functions).
After the packets are processed, the resulting xDRs, KPIs, and processed packets are made
available
for use by the various Iris Network Management applications.
Figure 1.1 - GeoProbe Data Flow
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