<s>
Network	B-Protocol
intelligence	I-Protocol
(	O
NI	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
builds	O
on	O
the	O
concepts	O
and	O
capabilities	O
of	O
deep	B-Application
packet	I-Application
inspection	I-Application
(	O
DPI	O
)	O
,	O
packet	B-Protocol
capture	I-Protocol
and	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
(	O
BI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
examines	O
,	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
,	O
IP	B-Protocol
data	I-Protocol
packets	I-Protocol
that	O
cross	O
communications	O
networks	O
by	O
identifying	O
the	O
protocols	O
used	O
and	O
extracting	O
packet	B-Protocol
content	O
and	O
metadata	O
for	O
rapid	O
analysis	O
of	O
data	O
relationships	O
and	O
communications	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NI	O
extends	O
network	O
controls	O
,	O
business	O
capabilities	O
,	O
security	O
functions	O
and	O
data	O
mining	O
for	O
new	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
needed	O
since	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
Web	O
2.0	O
and	O
wireless	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
4G	B-Architecture
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
now	O
includes	O
NI	O
companies	O
on	O
its	O
Deep	B-Application
Packet	I-Application
Inspection	I-Application
Semi-Annual	O
Market	O
Tracker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
person	O
can	O
communicate	O
in	O
multiple	O
ways	O
–	O
FTP	B-Protocol
,	O
Webmail	B-Protocol
,	O
VoIP	B-Application
,	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
online	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
,	O
blogs	O
,	O
social	O
networks	O
–	O
and	O
from	O
different	O
access	O
points	O
via	O
desktops	O
,	O
laptops	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NI	O
provides	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
quickly	O
identify	O
,	O
examine	O
and	O
correlate	O
interactions	O
involving	O
Internet	O
users	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
protocols	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
protocols	O
are	O
tunneled	B-Protocol
or	O
follow	O
the	O
OSI	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cost	O
savings	O
and	O
revenue	O
opportunities	O
driving	O
smart	O
pipe	O
strategies	O
also	O
apply	O
to	O
Network	B-Protocol
Equipment	I-Protocol
Providers	I-Protocol
,	O
Software	B-Application
Vendors	I-Application
and	O
Systems	O
Integrators	O
that	O
serve	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NI	O
classifies	O
protocols	O
and	O
applications	O
from	O
layers	O
2	O
through	O
7	O
,	O
generates	O
metadata	O
for	O
communication	O
sessions	O
,	O
and	O
correlates	O
activity	O
between	O
all	O
layers	O
,	O
applicable	O
for	O
bandwidth	O
&	O
resource	O
optimization	O
,	O
QoS	O
,	O
Content-Based	O
Billing	O
,	O
quality	O
of	O
experience	O
,	O
VoIP	B-Application
Fraud	O
Monitoring	O
and	O
regulatory	O
compliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
economics	O
and	O
deployment	O
speed	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
is	O
fueling	O
rapid	O
adoption	O
by	O
companies	O
and	O
government	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NI	O
mitigates	O
the	O
risks	O
by	O
providing	O
Infrastructure	B-General_Concept
as	I-General_Concept
a	I-General_Concept
Service	I-General_Concept
(	O
IaaS	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
Platform	B-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Service	I-Application
(	O
PaaS	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
(	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
)	O
vendors	O
with	O
real-time	O
situational	O
awareness	O
of	O
network	O
activity	O
,	O
and	O
critical	O
transparency	O
to	O
allay	O
fears	O
of	O
potential	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vendor	O
can	O
demonstrate	O
hardened	O
network	O
security	O
to	O
prevent	O
Data	B-Application
Leakage	I-Application
or	O
Data	O
Theft	O
and	O
an	O
irrefutable	O
audit	O
trail	O
of	O
all	O
network	O
transaction	O
–	O
communication	O
and	O
content	O
–	O
related	O
to	O
a	O
customer	O
's	O
account	O
,	O
assuming	O
compliance	O
to	O
regulation	O
and	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
visibility	O
afforded	O
by	O
NI	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
enhancements	O
and	O
next-generation	O
solutions	O
for	O
Network	B-General_Concept
Performance	I-General_Concept
Management	I-General_Concept
,	O
WAN	B-Protocol
Optimization	I-Protocol
,	O
Customer	O
Experience	O
Management	O
,	O
Content	B-Protocol
Filtering	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
internal	O
billing	O
of	O
networked	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
