Light Reading Insider projects that revenues for DPI will soar to nearly
$600 million in 2010 as carriers combat bottlenecks caused by video and
music file sharing
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The increasing strain that
peer-to-peer (P2P) networking traffic is putting on broadband networks is
creating a growing demand for products that can identify and weed out
bandwidth-hogging P2P data through the use of deep packet inspection (DPI)
technology, according to the latest report published by Light Reading
Insider (http://www.lightreading.com/insider), a paid research service of
Light Reading Inc. (http://www.lightreading.com).
"Deep Packet Inspection: Taming the P2P Traffic Beast" focuses
exclusively on products that specifically provide or use real-time data and
analysis of packet contents for stateful protocol identification, flow
monitoring, application monitoring, session monitoring, policy enforcement,
use and usage control, quality of service, security, traffic management,
and similar functions. The 28-page report provides an overview of P2P's
impact on data networks and details how DPI can be deployed to help
minimize those effects.
The report presents a detailed comparison of product features and
functions from key DPI vendors, including Allot Communications, Caspian
Networks, Cisco Systems, Ellacoya Networks, Narus, and Sandvine. It also
lists known customer wins for the vendors in this sector and catalogs the
various technology partnerships each vendor has struck with suppliers of
related hardware and software.
Worldwide, network operators spent $96.8 million on DPI in 2005, but
the DPI sector is poised to grow by more than 75% this year, to about $170
million, and top $586 million in 2010, estimates James Crawshaw, Research
Analyst for Light Reading Insider and author of the report.
"DPI has emerged as a key tool to combat bandwidth hogs and enable
quality of service in broadband networks," Crawshaw notes. "Large service
providers initially thought they could get around the problem of P2P by
throwing more bandwidth at the problem, but P2P has become so pervasive
that even the large operators are turning to DPI to combat P2P."
Crawshaw adds that interest in DPI as a P2P blocker grew first in Asia,
but that European and North American operators are now making aggressive
moves to deploy the technology. "The business case for DPI investment
appears strong," he says. "Intelligent bandwidth management gives providers
the ability to give priority to revenue-generating traffic when the network
is heavily loaded, while allowing P2P applications such as BitTorrent to
'burst' when capacity is available, ensuring the satisfaction of all
subscribers."
Other key findings of the report include:
* In the U.S., cable MSOs have been early adopters of DPI, but IPTV should
be a catalyst for broader deployment by DSL operators
* Many operators that have deployed DPI are claiming that they can achieve
payback in less than 12 months
* In addition to P2P mitigation, DPI could play a wider role in operators'
service assurance and network security strategies
* Several European operators are using DPI to enable service tiering,
rather than just to throttle broadband hogs
"Deep Packet Inspection: Taming the P2P Traffic Beast" is available as
part of an annual single-user subscription (12 monthly issues) to Light
Reading Insider, priced at $1,595. Individual reports are available for
$900 (single-user license).
To subscribe, or for more information, visit:
http://www.lightreading.com/insider. For more information about all of Light
Reading's Insider research services, visit:
http://www.lightreading.com/research.
To request a free executive summary of the report, or for details on
multi-user licensing options, please contact:
Jeff Claudino
Director of Sales
Insider Research Services
619-229-9940
claudino@lightreading.com
Press/analyst contact:
Dennis Mendyk
Managing Director
Heavy Reading
201-587-2154
mendyk@heavyreading.com
About Light Reading
Founded in 2000, Light Reading Inc. (http://www.lightreading.com) is
the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the
communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic,
content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and
technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as
well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these
sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August
2005, and operates as a unit of CMP Technology.
About CMP Technology
CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com) is a marketing solutions company
serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of
trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more
technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is
the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to
connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on
investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media
(http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news
distribution and specialist information services with a market
capitalization of more than $3 billion.
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CONTACT:
Jeff Claudino, Director of Sales, Insider
Research Services, +1-619-229-9940, claudino@lightreading.com, or
Press/analyst: Dennis Mendyk, Managing Director, Heavy Reading,
+1-201-587-2154, mendyk@heavyreading.com
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