====== General description ====== {{indexmenu_n>1}} Our filtering solution helps the operator to save on development and support of a solution of his own. It has several advantages over a proxy server. Additionally, the operator gets the platform that enables him to save resources and get an income by providing new value added services. Required components: - [[dpi:dpi_components:platform|Deep Traffic Analysis Platform (DPI)]] Advantages: **1) Easy to use:** * all rules are applied at one place: on DPI platform; * the platform loads and applies rules from lists by itself. **2) Productivity:** * the list includes up to 4 billion URL records. Its representation in memory is compressed; * up to 65000 web-lists; * traffic capacity up to 400 Gbpds per one CPU; * unlimited scaling by simple installation of additional servers; * propagation delay is less than 30 μs. **3) Functionality:** * HTTP/HTTPS/QUIC protocols are supported for web filtering; * URL for HTTP, SNI/CN for HTTPS/QUIC protocols; * HTTP and HTTPS/QUIC traffic regardless of the service port being used; * filtering for HTTP proxy is supported (including Opera Turbo/Mini); * the software can consider or ignore the port number (i.e. block http://www.example.com and http://www.example.com:8080 together or separately); * does not depend on IP address changes; * redirection instead of blocking is supported for HTTP; * incapsulation of VLAN, QinQ, MPLS is supported; * support of asymmetric traffic routes, including processing of outbound traffic only; * support of mirrored traffic; * provides many other useful capabilities, unlike dedicated filtering solutions. **4) "Four nine's" reliability:** * works 24×7 with no breaks and service delays; * uptime of the systems already installed is many months; * the Bypass mode is supported to calm the operator. **5) Cost saving:** * DPI runs on a general purpose computer; * support costs are almost zero - everything is automated; * no need to waste money and time to develop and support own solution; * a proxy hardware would cost much more to achieve the similar traffic capacity.