Allot Adds 10GE Mid-Range DPI - Can it Compete with Procera's 8920?

Allot Communications has recently added a new device to its entry-mid range appliance product line - the NetEnfocer 6000, with 16 Gbps throughput and 10GE interfaces.

The new product will probably compete with the Procera PacketLogic™ 8920 (see "Procera's New 25 Gbps/RU Device" - here), with which Procera has won a number of significant service provider projects ($2M, US ILEC - here, $1.5M, US MSO - here,  Multi $M, ME MSO - here).

Short comparison of the main features:

	Allot  NetEnfocer AC-6000	Procera  PacketLogic PL-8920
Throughput	16 Gbps	50 Gbps
Number of Flows	10,000,000	20,000,000
Number of Subscribers	400,000	3,000,000
Interfaces	8 x 1GE + 8 x 10GE/1GE	24 x GE or 12 x 10GE
Size	1RU, 19’	2RU, 19’
Power	AC / DS. 1+1 Redundancy	AC/DC