Hardware platforms
The Link™ Capture Software 11.7 release applies to these hardware platforms:
- Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA
- NT200A02 analysis SmartNICs (4GA)
- NT200A01 analysis SmartNICs (4GA)
- NT200C01 analysis SmartNICs (4GA)
- NT100E3-1-PTP analysis SmartNICs (3GA and 4GA)
- NT80E3-2-PTP analysis SmartNICs (4GA)
- NT80E3-2-PTP-8×10/2×40 analysis SmartNICs (4GA)
- NT40A01 analysis SmartNICs (4GA)
- NT40E3-4-PTP analysis SmartNICs (3GA and 4GA)
- NT20E3-2-PTP analysis SmartNICs (3GA and 4GA)
- NT20E2 capture and in-line SmartNICs (3GA)
- NT20E2-PTP analysis SmartNICs (3GA)
- NT4E2-4-PTP analysis SmartNICs (3GA)
- NT4E capture and in-line SmartNICs (3GA)
- NT4E-STD capture and in-line SmartNICs (3GA)
Operating systems
The Link™ Capture Software 11.7 release supports:
- Linux kernel 3.x, 4.x and
5.x, 64-bitNote: For Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA only Linux kernel 3.10 through 4.7 are supported.
- Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019, 64-bit
Feature sets
The Link™ Capture Software 11.7 release corresponds to these feature sets:
- 4GA:
- N-ANL11
Applies to:
- NT200C01-2×100
- NT100E3-1-PTP
- NT200A02-2×100/40
- NT200A01-2×100/40 running at 2 × 40 Gbit/s
- NT200A01-2×40
- NT80E3-2-PTP
- NT200A01-2x25/10/2x40
- NT200A02-2×40/8×10
- NT200A02-8×10/2×40
- NT200A01-8×10/2×40
- NT80E3-2-PTP-8×10/2×40
- NT40E3-4-PTP
- Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA
- NT20E3-2-PTP
- NT40A01-4×1
- N-ANL10
Applies to:
- NT200A01-2×100
- NT200A01-2×100/40 running at 2 × 100 Gbit/s
- NT40A01-4×10/1-SLB
- N-ANL11
- 3GA:
- N-ANL3A
Applies to:
- NT100E3-1-PTP
- NT40E3-4-PTP
- NT20E3-2-PTP
- N-ANL2
Applies to:
- NT20E2-PTP
- NT4E2-4-PTP
- N-CAP16
Applies to: NT20E2-CAP
- N-CAP12A
Applies to: NT4E-CAP
- N-INL8
Applies to: NT20E2-INL
- N-INL4A
Applies to: NT4E-INL
- S-CAP2
Applies to: NT4E-STD-CAP
- S-INL2
Applies to: NT4E-STD-INL
- N-ANL3A
The main 4GA features are listed in 4GA Feature Overview.
New features
These features are new in the Link™ Capture Software 11.7 release:
- Deduplication (does not apply to NT200A01 running at 2 × 100 Gbit/s nor 2 × 25 Gbit/s, to NT100E3-1-PTP, to NT40E3-4-PTP running on the capture/replay image nor to NT40A01 running on the 4 × 10/1 Gbit/s SLB image)
- Retransmission counter
- Start-of frame time-stamping also available on NT40E3-4-PTP running on the capture image
- VN-Tag classification also available on NT40E3-4-PTP running on the capture image
Napatech Software Suite features
The general features of Napatech Software Suite are described in Napatech Software Suite Features.
Product packages
The Link™ Capture Software 11.7 release consists of these product packages:
- ntanl_package_3gd_intel_pac-11.7.x-linux
- ntanl_package_3gd-11.7.x-linux
- ntanl_package_3gd-11.7.x-windows
The ntanl_package_3gd_intel_pac-11.7.x-linux product package includes two Accelerator Functional Units (AFUs) for the Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA for running at 1 × 40 Gbit/s and at 4 × 10 Gbit/s, respectively, Napatech Software Suite, tools packages, libpcap and documentation for standard use. The software components are described in Software. FPGA images for the NT SmartNICs supported by the Link™ Capture Software 11.7 release can be found in one of the other product packages for the Link™ Capture Software 11.7 release.
The ntanl_package_3gd-11.7.x-linux and ntanl_package_3gd-11.7.x-windows product packages include FPGA images for the NT SmartNICs (with imgctrl tool for upgrading), two Accelerator Functional Units (AFUs) for the Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA for running at 1 × 40 Gbit/s and at 4 × 10 Gbit/s, respectively, Napatech Software Suite, tools packages, libpcap/WinPcap and documentation. The software components are described in Software.
Included documents
- Napatech, NT 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Getting Started, Overview Document, DN-0931 (UPDATED)
- Napatech, Napatech Link™ Capture Software for Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA, Installation and Use, Quick Guide, DN-1113
- Napatech, Using the Napatech Support Portal, User Guide, DN-1118
- Napatech, Link™ Capture Software 11.7, Release Summary, DN-1157 (NEW)
- Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, From Green Bay 2 to Link™ Capture Software 11.7, Migration Document, DN-1160 (NEW)
- Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, From Link™ Capture Software 11.6 to Link™ Capture Software 11.7, Migration Document, DN-1158 (NEW)
- Napatech, NT200A02-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1169 (UPDATED)
- Napatech, NT200A02-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1200 (UPDATED)
- Napatech, NT200A01-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1016
- Napatech, NT200A01-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1017
- Napatech, NT100E3-1-PTP and NT200C01-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0848
- Napatech, NT100E3-1-PTP-NEBS and NT200C01-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0896
- Napatech, NT80E3-2-PTP, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0980
- Napatech, NT80E3-2-PTP-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0981
- Napatech, NT40A01-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0954
- Napatech, NT40A01-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0955
- Napatech, NT40E3-4-PTP, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0797
- Napatech, NT40E3-4-PTP-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0897
- Napatech, NT20E3-2-PTP, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0904
- Napatech, NT20E3-2-PTP-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0905
- Napatech, SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Software Installation for Linux, Software Installation Guide, DN-0379
- Napatech, NT SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite and WinPcap, 4GA Software Installation for Windows, Software Installation Guide, DN-1067
- Napatech, SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, libpcap Installation, Software Installation Guide, DN-0428
- Napatech, Napatech Link™ Software, Software Architecture, Overview Document, DN-0810 (UPDATED)
- Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, Reference Documentation, DN-0449 (UPDATED)
- Napatech, 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Time-Stamping and Time Synchronization, User Guide, DN-0985 (UPDATED)
- Napatech, 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Statistics, User Guide, DN-0986
- Napatech, 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Multi-CPU Distribution, User Guide, DN-0988
- Napatech, Napatech Link™ Software, Handling FPGA Images, User Guide, DN-0487 (UPDATED)
- Napatech, SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Basic Troubleshooting, User Guide, DN-0737
- Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, Running Snort, Application Note, DN-0666
- Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, Opening Multiple Network Streams as One, Application Note, DN-0740
- Napatech, NT SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Qualifying, Fine-Tuning and Troubleshooting Time Synchronization, Application Note, DN-0793
- Napatech, NT80E3-2-PTP, Running at 8 × 10 Gbit/s, Application Note, DN-1133
- Napatech, 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Feature Set N-ANL11, Feature Description, DN-1128 (UPDATED)