DDoS attacks can have a significant impact on network performance and service availability, frustrating customers and consuming valuable resources. While many solutions exist to combat these threats, network operators often face challenges in terms of scalability, flexibility, and effectiveness. Blocking attacks at the network edge – the point where internet and transit connections enter – provides a compelling approach. And the integration between Corero and Juniper takes edge mitigation to the next level.
In this post, we’ll explore the concept of edge DDoS mitigation and how the Corero/Juniper solution delivers advanced capabilities in this area. We’ll dive into the key features of Juniper MX and PTX routers that enable more granular and automated DDoS protection and explain how Corero’s SmartWall ONETM edge mitigation integrates with these platforms. We’ll also discuss the benefits of this approach in terms of scaling protection capacity and reducing the need for costly hardware upgrades.
Whether you’re a network engineer, security architect, or IT leader, understanding the potential of edge DDoS mitigation can help inform your strategy for protecting critical infrastructures. So, let’s jump in and explore how Corero and Juniper are partnering to supercharge DDoS defenses.
The Power of Edge Mitigation
Edge mitigation is all about blocking DDoS attacks at the point where internet and transit connections enter the network – typically the edge routers. By inspecting traffic and filtering out malicious flows right at the edge, attacks are stopped before they can penetrate deeper into the network. This provides a significant advantage over the traditional approach of backhauling attack traffic to centralized scrubbing centers, which consumes valuable network capacity and adds latency.
Juniper Routers: Taking DDoS Protection to the Next Level
Juniper’s MX and PTX routers offer several advanced features that take DDoS protection to the next level:
- Juniper firewall filters allow inspection of packet payloads, not just headers, enabling highly granular traffic matching.
- These filters can be applied in real-time without requiring a full router commit, ensuring rapid response to fast-moving threats.
- The routers generate detailed telemetry and analytics data, providing valuable insights into attack traffic and mitigation effectiveness.
Under the Hood: How the Corero and Juniper Integration Works
Our edge mitigation integrates seamlessly with Juniper routers to provide an end-to-end DDoS protection solution. It starts with the Juniper routers sampling traffic and forwarding it to the SmartWall ONE detection engine. When an attack is identified, we automatically generate firewall filters and push them to the Juniper routers for enforcement. Throughout the attack, the routers send telemetry data back to SmartWall ONE for real-time visibility and reporting.
Scaling DDoS Protection to Match Network Growth
One of the key benefits of edge mitigation is that protection capacity scales automatically with network transit capacity. As providers upgrade their transit links to higher speeds like 400G, the edge routers can continue to inspect and filter traffic at line-rate. This eliminates the need for costly scrubbing appliance upgrades. With the Corero/Juniper solution, network operators can block multi-hundred-gigabit attacks without missing a beat.
The Corero Advantage: Comprehensive DDoS Protection
While the Juniper integration offers some unique advantages, SmartWall ONE can provide edge DDoS protection with any router platform supporting BGP FlowSpec. Our team has deep expertise in router configurations for a wide range of vendor platforms. And with fully managed services available for over half of our customers, network operators can benefit from 24×7 support and monitoring by DDoS protection specialists.
The Corero/Juniper partnership brings together two industry leaders in networking and security to deliver highly scalable and automated DDoS protection. By harnessing the power of edge mitigation, network operators can defend their infrastructures and customers from even the largest DDoS attacks, now and into the future.
To learn more about how Corero and Juniper can supercharge your DDoS defenses, contact us for a consultation.