The PINNICLE family of
NIC Adapters is NetQuest’s answer for system developers looking to leverage standards-based computing platforms for networking
applications. The PINNICLE family is specifically designed to help optimize the performance of high-speed monitoring platforms by
off-loading and pre-processing the traffic for more efficient use by the host. Each member of the family operates at its specified
full line rate with zero packet loss, making PINNICLE NICs an excellent choice for mission critical applications like intrusion detection,
performance monitoring, and interception. The PINNICLE family includes NICs to support POS, ATM, TDM, and Ethernet applications on line speeds
ranging from T1/E1 up to OC192/STM-64 and 10GigE. The following table provides an overview of the family's protocol and line speed support.
PINNICLE NICs help companies developing commerical probes as well as those using open source applications like Snort® and Wireshark® expand their
addressable market by providing their applications with access to a wide range of WAN and LAN interfaces. With both PCI-X and PCIe bus architectures
and easy-to-use drivers, integration into a monitoring platform is made simple which, in turn reduces time to market and lowers development cost.
For more details on each of the PINNICLE NICs, please see the family data sheet and the individual technical specification sheets.
