Overview

Gigamon Application Filtering Intelligence gives you end-to-end granular application visibility and the power to direct specific application traffic to the appropriate tools. With application awareness and Flow Mapping, NetOps and InfoSec teams can optimize network and security resources. Use cases include:

• Forwarding high-risk applications, such as CRM, Microsoft Office and BitTorrent search engine traffic, to intrusion detection systems (IDS).
• Identifying 5G mobile smartphone applications using SMS, MMS, IM, WAP and peer-to-peer, being transmitted by the GPRS Tunneling Protocol.
• Filtering out high-volume, low-risk web and video traffic, such as from Netflix and Hulu.
• Offloading routine maintenance and patches (such as Microsoft Windows updates) so they don’t bog down monitoring and security appliances.

Benefits

Improved Efficiency of Tools Improves system performance by sending only applicable traffic to the right network and security tools at the right time.  Higher Security ROI By freeing up security resources, you can secure more of your network without additional investments. Reduced Workload for IT Set and change application filtering policies with a few clicks — no more tedious scripting and updating rules.