A10 Thunder CGN is a SaaS solution that provides carrier-grade NAT and IPv6 migration, ensuring high performance and seamless transition for service providers.
Vendor
A10 Networks
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A10 Thunder CGN (Carrier Grade Networking) is a SaaS solution designed to provide carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT) and facilitate IPv6 migration. It helps service providers and enterprises extend their IPv4 investment while transitioning to IPv6 standards. This solution addresses IPv4 address exhaustion, supports various IPv6 transition mechanisms, and enhances infrastructure security and availability.
Key Features
Advanced Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT) Solves IPv4 address exhaustion and extends the life of an IPv4 network infrastructure.
- IPv4 address preservation
- Network reliability
Seamless IPv6 Transition Manages the transition to IPv6 with translation and encapsulation functions.
- IPv6 translation
- Encapsulation functions
DDoS Protection for NAT IP Pools Defends NAT IP address pools from DDoS attacks and protects service availability.
- DDoS defense
- Service protection
Application Layer Gateway (ALG) Supports network growth and ensures seamless user experience for applications.
- Network growth support
- Seamless user experience
Advanced Logging Features Provides high-speed logging and IPDR support for compliance and auditability.
- High-speed logging
- Compliance support
Benefits
Extended IPv4 Investment Preserves existing IPv4 infrastructure and ensures critical applications remain available.
- IPv4 preservation
- Application availability
Smooth IPv6 Migration Facilitates a smooth transition to IPv6 with various translation mechanisms.
- Smooth transition
- Translation mechanisms
Reduced TCO Lowers operational and capital expenditures through efficient resource usage.
- Cost reduction
- Efficient resource usage