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The company chose
Thunder CFW for
its throughput,
scalability and
flexibility of the
virtualised and
physical platforms.
Consolidating its Gi-LAN service
functions, including firewall and CGNAT
and leveraging both physical and virtual
infrastructure, would drastically improve
agility, reduce latency and deliver
greater performance.
The service provider engaged in
a rigorous proof of concept test
to determine whether a scaleout
architecture and A10 Networks
Thunder CFW (Convergent Firewall)
met its stringent performance
requirements. Ultimately, the company
chose Thunder CFW for its throughput,
scalability and flexibility of the
virtualised and physical platforms.
The provider uses other A10 Networks
solutions, including offering A10
Networks vThunder Virtual Appliance to
customers as part of its cloud service.
Solution
Thunder CFW consolidates Gi/SGI
firewall, CGNAT, application visibility and
intelligent traffic steering, which enables
the service provider to provide carrierclass
security while also improving
operational efficiency.
The virtualised Thunder CFW solution
delivers 100 Gbps of performance, far
higher than similar solutions. The ultrahigh
performance and hyperscale Gi/
SGi firewall has a rich set of features to
protect subscribers and shield mobile
networks. High-performance CGNAT
enables the provider to protect its
investment in its IPv4based infrastructure
while transitioning to IPv6.
Layer 7 application visibility enables
granular policy enforcement and control,
enabling the service provider to support
different customer service levels.
Intelligent traffic steering also supports
differentiated services. Support for
GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) protects
the mobile core against GTP-based
attacks initiated from the radio access
network or IP exchange networks.
The engineering and operations team
uses the A10 Networks Harmony
Controller to centrally manage its
Thunder CFW physical appliances and
virtual instances.
With Harmony Controller, the team can
automate the deployment and operations
of application services and simplify
troubleshooting and management.
Integrated analytics help the team
visualise the GiLAN security posture for
enhanced operational efficiency.
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