Hardware Photon Sensor Specifications
This article describes both the performance you can expect from your physical Stellar Cyber Photon sensors, as well as details on their physical provisioning.
Modular Sensor Performance Specifications
The table below summarizes the performance you can expect from your physical Photon sensors.
Starting with the 4.3.7 release, new physical sensors are shipped as modular sensors on Ubuntu 22.04.
| Sensor | Ingestion (Mbps) | Log Forwarding (Events per Second) | Log Forwarder Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Photon 160 |
1000 |
3984 |
8 |
| Photon 250 | 1000 | 4789 | 16 |
|
Photon 400 |
10,000 |
16206 |
32 |
This performance assumes a span port and log and packet forwarding.
Photon Sensor Physical Specifications
The table below provides details on the physical provisioning of Stellar Cyber Photon sensors:
|
PHOTON-400 |
PHOTON-250 |
PHOTON-160 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor Type | Modular Sensor with integrated deep packet inspection (DPI) | Modular Sensor with integrated DPI | Modular Sensor with integrated DPI |
|
Maximum Network Ingestion Throughput |
Network Traffic Only – 7.7 Gbps All Features Enabled – 7.2 Gbps |
~1 Gbps (regardless of features enabled) |
~1 Gbps (regardless of features enabled) |
|
CPUs |
16 physical cores |
16 physical cores |
4 physical cores |
|
Network Interfaces |
6 x GbE RJ45 |
4 x GbE RJ45 |
6 x RJ45 (1Gbps) |
|
Storage |
480 GB |
512 GB |
238 GB |
|
Console Access |
VGA port and USB keyboard or iDRAC Virtual Console (when licensed from Dell) |
RJ45 Console Port |
RJ45 Console (COM) Port |
|
Size |
17.08” x 1.68” x 28.13” |
9.10” x 7.87” x 1.73” |
7.32" x 4.98" x 2.60" |
|
Weight |
38.9 lbs |
2.65 lbs |
3.025 lbs |
| Power |
AC 100-240v |
AC 100-240V |
AC 100-240V |
* Stated values indicate the corresponding maximum network traffic inspection throughput in terms of the number of unique flows that can be handled. Performance may vary depending on your environment, configuration, number of connections, and other variables. Note that “Maximum Throughput” values represent the peak network ingestion throughput, measured once with only Network Traffic enabled in the Sensor Profile and again with all features enabled. Performance will vary depending on the features enabled (IDS, Sandbox, and enrichment, for example).
