FlowDirector NextIO Components · Version 26.3

FlowDirector NPB Functions

Reference for FlowDirector filtering, aggregation, replication, distribution, egress filtering, and traffic mirroring components.

UI Path: NextIO Diagram EditorComponentsNPB Functions ID: nextio-flowdirector-npb

Use these components to select traffic, combine inputs, create copies, distribute streams, apply output-specific rules, and mirror selected traffic.

Component Reference

Choose required rules and methods before verification. Changing output counts changes the connectors exposed by the selected component.

NextIO Packet Broker components This page documents 7 components in the NPB Functions palette group.

For the shared Name, Notes, display, and pad-editing controls, see Common Component Properties.

Filter
Aggregator
Replicator
Load Balancer
LB Groups
Port Egress Filter
SPAN

Filter

Filter component icon

Packet filter

Connection	Initial count	Initial pad names	Allowed count	Properties panel
Input	1	1	1	Hidden (fixed)
Output	2	1, 2	1–64	Count and names editable

Configuration Reference

Filters — Filter definitions and their actions Initial value:

Pass All.

Filter properties panel in the NextIO Service Editor — Filter properties panel

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Aggregator

Aggregator component icon

Traffic aggregator

Connection	Initial count	Initial pad names	Allowed count	Properties panel
Input	2	1, 2	1–64	Count and names editable
Output	1	Egress	1	Hidden (fixed)

Configuration Reference

This component has no additional component-specific settings. Use the common Name, Notes, and display controls as needed.

Aggregator properties panel in the NextIO Service Editor — Aggregator properties panel

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Replicator

Replicator component icon

Replicate traffic to multiple egress copies, either share the same packet, share the control or share nothing

Connection	Initial count	Initial pad names	Allowed count	Properties panel
Input	1	1	1	Read-only
Output	2	1, 2	1–32	Count and names editable

Configuration Reference

Replication Factor — For each packet, generate N copies and send through the output pads Initial value:

1.

Replicator properties panel in the NextIO Service Editor — Replicator properties panel

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Load Balancer

Load Balancer component icon

Load balance traffic to multiple egress ports with symmetric selection rules

Connection	Initial count	Initial pad names	Allowed count	Properties panel
Input	1	1	1	Hidden (fixed)
Output	4	1, 2, 3, 4	1–32	Count and names editable

Configuration Reference

Hash Method — Select a load balance method to use Initial value:

Select in the editor.

Load Balancer properties panel in the NextIO Service Editor — Load Balancer properties panel

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LB Groups

LB Groups component icon

Replicate traffic to multiple groups then load balance each group to multiple egress ports with symmetric selection rules

Connection	Initial count	Initial pad names	Allowed count	Properties panel
Input	1	1	1	Hidden (fixed)
Output	4	1, 2, 3, 4	1–4	Count and names editable

Configuration Reference

Hash Method — Select a load balance method to use Initial value:

Source and destination IP and L4 port.

LB Groups properties panel in the NextIO Service Editor — LB Groups properties panel

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Port Egress Filter

Port Egress Filter component icon

Port egress packet filter

Connection	Initial count	Initial pad names	Allowed count	Properties panel
Input	1	1	1	Hidden (fixed)
Output	1	Egress	1	Hidden (fixed)

Configuration Reference

Filters — Filter definitions and their actions Initial value:

Drop All.

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SPAN

SPAN component icon

Copies selected ingress or egress traffic to a destination, with optional ERSPAN encapsulation.

Connection	Initial count	Initial pad names	Allowed count	Properties panel
Input	None	None	None	Not available
Output	None	None	None	Not available

Configuration Reference

Tap traffic to — Tap traffic to the selected port Initial value:

Required.

Ingress Ports to Tap (Optional) — Select ingress ports to be tapped Initial value:

not set.

Egress Ports to Tap (Optional) — Select egress ports to be tapped Initial value:

not set.

Enable 180B Truncation — Enable packet slicer, truncate the packet down to 180 bytes Initial value:

Disabled.

Create GRE Tunnel — Create GRE tunnel Initial value:

Disabled.

Source MAC — Source MAC Initial value:

00:00:01:00:00:01.

Destination MAC — Destination MAC Initial value:

00:00:02:00:00:02.

Source IPv4 Address — Source IPv4 address Initial value:

10.0.0.1.

Destination IPv4 Address — Destination IPv4 address Initial value:

10.0.0.2.

TTL — Time to live Initial value:

8.

Add VLAN — Add VLAN id Initial value:

Disabled.

VLAN Id — VLAN id Initial value:

100.

Strip VLAN in Packet — Strip VLAN in the original packet Initial value:

Disabled.

SPAN properties panel in the NextIO Service Editor — SPAN properties panel

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