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A10 Networks helps service
providers simplify, scale and secure
mobile, 5G and IoT deployments
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A10 Networks builds
on its carrier-grade Gi/
SGi firewall line-up to
add broad-spectrum
support for 3GPP standard
protocols and application
intelligence.
A10’s Thunder CFW
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10 Networks, a Reliable Security
Always company, has announced
the enhancement of its Thunder
Convergent Firewall (CFW) Gi/SGi firewall
solution to help service providers support
demands of existing mobile networks and
the emergence of 5G and the Internet of
Things (IoT) deployments. to offer differentiated revenue-generating
services for growing subscriber needs.
The enhanced A10 Thunder CFW addresses
rising security concerns of service providers
dealing with network and DDoS attacks that
may arise from a variety of intrusion points
by delivering comprehensive mobile core
infrastructure protection. Additionally, A10 security services such as,
A10 Threat Intelligence Service and A10 URL
Classification Service can be leveraged on
the Thunder CFW for regulatory compliance,
web access control and service monetisation
options. Highlights of the Enhanced A10
Thunder CFW 5G Gi-LAN Solution are:
The A10 Thunder CFW provides a
consolidated and secure 5G Gi-LAN solution
for an effective defence against attacks
that may originate from within the network
through weaponised IoT devices and
smartphones, attacks from the Internet on
the Gi LAN, as well as attacks from roaming
partner networks.
The Thunder CFW includes support for
GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) Firewall with
granular Stream Control Transport Protocol
(SCTP) inspection and filtering.
Also, subscriber and application-aware traffic
steering capabilities allow service providers
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A10’s Thunder CFW also helps customers
achieve superior levels of performance,
scalability and visibility, along with
exceptionally high firewall connection rates
in a compact form factor.
• Gi LAN consolidation: A10 5G Gi-LAN
solution consolidates L4-L7 functions
including CGNAT, stateful firewall and
application visibility for streamlined
management, less operational overhead
and reduced latency to integrate greater
efficiencies on the Gi LAN
• Application visibility and control:
DPI-based application visibility
with comprehensive subscriber
awareness provides granular insights
into network traffic. Understanding
network and application traffic trends
allows for effective planning, deeper
business intelligence, enhanced Law
Enforcement Agency (LEA) compliance
and service monetisation
• GTP firewall: Defend mobile core against
GTP-based attacks coming in from access
networks and roaming partners to support
uninterrupted operations. Supports
integrated mobile network security
features for GTP control plane, including
protocol conformance, rate-limiting,
scanning for malformed GTP packets
• Intelligent traffic steering: A10’s
subscriber-aware traffic steering
solution enables service providers to
enhance their business models for new
revenue streams with differentiated
service offerings, and can improve cost
efficiencies with better utilisation of
value added services (VAS) resources
• Accelerates adoption of SDN/NFV:
Right-size networks with on-demand
capacity, and leverage consumption
flexibility with a software subscription-
based capacity pooling licensing model
to reduce overprovisioning. Achieve
scalability and performance needed
across software and SDN environments
to support emerging data centre and
cloud architectures
The enhanced A10 Thunder CFW 5G
Gi-LAN Solution is available now on A10
Thunder CFW. n
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