One Infected Router, a Thousand Blocked Customers

A picture showing the concept: One infected router/CPE with a subscriber taints the NAT pool of the operator, eventually affecting anther 1,000 subscribers.

On a CGNAT network, hundreds of subscribers share each public IPv4 address, so they also share its reputation. When one infected device starts sending spam, the shared address is blocklisted and everyone behind it pays. Hexium vBNG contains the offender with one standard RADIUS attribute, Framed-Pool, and a single CoA, without touching the customer’s router. … Read more

One Fibre, Four Networks: Connecting a Bank Branch Without Four Circuits

Image that conveys the concept of combining multiple services into one fiber linens and one account.

A bank branch needs its core banking LAN, ATMs, CCTV and customer Wi-Fi kept apart, each with bandwidth it can count on. Here is how ISPs running Hexium vBNG deliver that over a single broadband connection, and where else the same approach pays off. The request every regional ISP eventually gets A bank’s IT head … Read more