Procera Wins Big Contract, Unveils DPI Platform

Procera Networks has announced a yet-to-be-named global Tier-1 mobile operator has chosen Procera’s PacketLogic PL10000 platform. The goal is to reduce infrastructure costs, improve network performance and to create new services for its mobile broadband customers.

The deal, worth more than $4 million, will include multiple PL10000 platforms that can scale up to 80 Gbps deployed throughout the mobile operator’s network.

“We believe this customer win validates both the potential of DPI for mobile operators and the specific approach that Procera is taking toward this technology,” said James F. Brear, president and CEO of Procera Networks. “In particular, we feel the size of the deal is a bellwether for DPI and should facilitate additional moves by other mobile operators.”

Mobile operators worldwide are evaluating DPI technology as a means to better manage their network infrastructure and create new services that will deliver higher Average Revenue per User (ARPU). With an expensive network buildout of new access technology, limited backhaul capacity and a host of dynamic users moving throughout their networks, Procera says DPI presents the best possible solution to cope with the new demands and opportunities mobile broadband represents.

Meanwhile, Procera has announced the next generation of its midrange PacketLogic suite of DPI platforms. Primarily intended for access network deployments such as a “the back-to-back” implementation with the CMTS in a cable TV network, the configurable PL7720 replaces the single-channel PL7600 and the dual-channel PL7620.

Provisioned on a 2RU chassis and configurable for either single or dual channels, the PL7720 provides the complete PacketLogic feature-set of real-time traffic monitoring, statistics reporting, bandwidth management, layer- 7 filtering and per-user service creation. To ensure platform security and increased product resiliency, the PL7720 comes with standard dual power supplies and dual hard disk drives in a RAID configuration.

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