Monitoring small networks: Allegro 510 brings 2.5 Gigabit to portable hardware
The new edition of Allegro's smallest analysis hardware comes with multi-gigabit ports and a 16 GB internal database. The software has also been updated.
Allegro Network Multimeter 510
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- Benjamin Pfister
Leipzig-based network analysis company Allegro Packets has relaunched the smallest version of its analysis hardware, the 510 model. It now includes two multi-gigabit ports for up to 2.5G Base-T each. This means that administrators and network analysts can now carry out inline measurements of multi-gigabit connections. Such measurements are becoming increasingly relevant in the area of WLAN access points and other end devices.
Two connections each with 2.5G Base-T and 1G Base-T enable a maximum packet capture rate of four gigabits per second. The in-memory database for the statistics holds 16 gigabytes and the capacity of the packet ring memory is between 960 gigabytes and 15.36 terabytes, depending on the equipment variant.
According to the manufacturer, it supports up to 2.5 million retrospective connections and 40,000 IP addresses simultaneously in retrospective analysis. The device weighs one kilogram and measures 148 Ă— 44 Ă— 118 millimetres. This makes it suitable for quick fault diagnostics in office environments or branch offices. The network multimeter is available immediately; the manufacturer has not announced the price.
Software update brings new analysis features
Allegro has also released an update for its software, version 4.4. In addition to detailed improvements, it includes a new module for RADIUS analysis. The new features also include statistics for ICMPv6 and a display of the application protocol for QUIC connections. The network multimeter also supports the RADIUS authentication used in corporate environments.
The company has also extended the UDP analysis. The device also allows events to be generated for certain SMB versions, which can be useful for security analyses, for example. For performance troubleshooting, events can be generated for slowed TLS handshakes.
(mki)