FlowMagic NPB Functions

Use these components to combine streams, select traffic, create copies, and distribute traffic across service paths.

Component Reference

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NextIO Packet Broker components This page documents 6 components in the NPB Functions palette group.

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

• Multiplexer

• Traffic Matrix

• Filter

• Aggregator

• Replicator

• Load Balancer

Multiplexer

Multiplex the traffic inputs to output

Configuration Reference

• Use HA Settings — Enable high availability mode Initial value:

  Disabled.

• Mux Settings — Settings for multiplexer Initial value:

  None.

• HA Instance — Monitor the state of HA instance Initial value:

  Required.

• HA Active Mux Settings — Settings for multiplexer when HA is in active state Initial value:

  not set.

• HA Standby Mux Settings — Settings for multiplexer when HA is in standby state Initial value:

  not set.

• Compute Resources — Allocate compute resource for the service Initial value:

  1 configured item.

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Traffic Matrix

Multiplex the traffic inputs to output

Configuration Reference

• Matrix Settings — Settings for matrix Initial value:

  None.

• Use HA Settings — Enable high availability mode Initial value:

  Disabled.

• HA Instance — Monitor the state of HA instance Initial value:

  Required.

• HA Matrix Settings — Settings for multiplexer when HA Initial value:

  not set.

• HA Active Matrix Settings — Settings for multiplexer when HA is in active state Initial value:

  not set.

• HA Standby Matrix Settings — Settings for multiplexer when HA is in standby state Initial value:

  not set.

• Compute Resources — Allocate compute resource for the service Initial value:

  1 configured item.

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Filter

Packet filter

Configuration Reference

• Filters — Filter definitions and their actions Initial value:

  Pass All.

• Compute Resources — Allocate compute resource for the service Initial value:

  1 configured item.

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Aggregator

Traffic aggregator

Configuration Reference

• Compute Resources — Allocate compute resource for the service Initial value:

  1 configured item.

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Replicator

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

Configuration Reference

• Method — The replication method used by this component Initial value:

  0.

• Compute Resources — Allocate compute resource for the service Initial value:

  1 configured item.

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Load Balancer

Load balance traffic to multiple egress ports with symmetric selection rules

Configuration Reference

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

  osdipport.

• Compute Resources — Allocate compute resource for the service Initial value:

  1 configured item.

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