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Frequently Asked Questions

Your go-to resource for quick answers to common questions about Axellio products, services, and solutions.

General Questions:

Who is Axellio, and what does it specialize in?

Axellio® provides powerful data intelligence platforms to efficiently ingest, store, and analyze real-time data (e.g., network packets) to accelerate data insights for cybersecurity and intelligence for the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and global security operations.

How does Axellio's technology differ from traditional solutions?

Axellio is a small, innovative, U.S.-owned, non-traditional defense business based in Colorado Springs, CO. It’s PacketXpress is a revolutionary next-generation packet capture, storage, and distribution platform to analyze network traffic at speeds above 100 Gbps utilizing Common Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware in the industry’s most compact form factor.

What industries can benefit from Axellio's solutions?

Axellio serves the defense community, intelligence community, and high data volume commercial clients.

What certifications and authorizations does Axellio hold?

With an extensive background in high-speed, high-volume storage systems, Axellio is a US-owned small business with multiple contracts with the US Department of Defense, holds DoD Authority to Operate (ATO) on NIPR & SIPR, and is ISO 9001:2015 certified. 

Check out our government page to learn more: www.axellio.com/gov

Can Axellio's solutions integrate with existing IT infrastructure?

Yes. Axellio's solutions seamlessly integrate with your current IT infrastructure, enhancing the performance and precision of your analytical systems while providing additional granularity for both on-demand and historical analysis.

Additionally, Axellio's scalability ensures it can tackle even the most demanding data analytics across any form factor, empowering government, military, and enterprise organizations to expedite insights into cybersecurity, RF analysis, and critical infrastructure like financial data.

What support and services does Axellio provide for its customers?

At Axellio, we prioritize proactive system monitoring to anticipate and resolve issues swiftly. Our commitment extends to offering comprehensive support services, including installation, migration, and remote management. With live person support for critical issues, rapid response times, and options for expedited part replacement, we ensure our customers receive prompt and reliable assistance across the entire solution stack. Contact us via phone or email for immediate support.

Is there a demo available for Axellio's solutions?

Yes. Axellio's solutions seamlessly integrate with your current IT infrastructure, enhancing the performance and precision of your analytical systems while providing additional granularity for both on-demand and historical analysis.

Additionally, Axellio's scalability ensures it can tackle even the most demanding data analytics across any form factor, empowering government, military, and enterprise organizations to expedite insights into cybersecurity, RF analysis, and critical infrastructure like financial data.

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PacketXpress Questions:

What is PacketXpress, and how does it enhance network visibility performance?

PacketXpress is a unique, next-generation network packet capture, storage, and distribution platform. It allows for continues, simultaneous write-to-disk and read-off-disk access at over 100 Gbps without compromising either read or write performance, utilizing Common Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware in the industry’s most compact form factor. 

It boosts the performance, efficiency, and precision of your security analysis applications by providing an open, scalable platform capable of handling over 100 Gbps traffic without any loss. With direct access to all data from disk at over 100 Gbps, PacketXpress supports both real-time and forensic analysis applications, preventing overload situations and ensuring accuracy. Additionally, it offers the unique ability to replay pre- and post-event packet data at any speed for comprehensive historical forensic analysis and mitigation validation.

What are the key features of PacketXpress that differentiate it from other network visibility solutions?

Axellio PacketXpress is a compact yet powerful network visibility platform that excels in packet capture, storage, analysis, and distribution. Tailored for defense, intelligence agencies, and global security operations, PacketXpress merges the advantages of network packet capture and broker solutions.

By buffering incoming traffic, it guarantees packet retention even during peak traffic, enabling analysis tools to operate seamlessly without packet loss. This innovation also allows for the deployment of software-only analysis applications, shifting from a hardware-centric approach while ensuring comprehensive packet storage.

  • Collect anywhere at any speed.
  • Adaptive traffic distribution to any analysis application.
  • Universal platform for any application, tailored to your specific needs.
How does PacketXpress manage high volumes of network traffic and improve network response times?

PacketXpress is a patented, dense, high-performance platform that integrates leading-edge server and storage technologies for a diverse set of use cases and analysis applications. It provides the industry’s highest sustained performance in the smallest footprint:

  • High-speed capture & recording: From 10 Gbps to multiple 100 Gbps without losing a packet.
  • Storage: Simultaneous read and write at over 100Gbps for on-disk-storage for days, weeks, or months.
  • Adaptive traffic distribution: Near real-time, content- and rate-controlled traffic distribution directly from disk via standard software APIs.
  • Open platform: Scalable and economical – lowest footprint and cost to performance ratio in the industry while scaling from mobile to distributed datacenter deployments.

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Can PacketXpress integrate with an existing network infrastructure?

Yes, Axellio's solutions seamlessly integrate with existing IT infrastructure, boosting analytical system performance and precision for on-demand and historical analysis. 

How does PacketXpress help you determine if your data is secure?

PacketXpress offers an open, scalable platform managing traffic exceeding 100 Gbps without loss, enabling real-time or forensic analysis directly from disk at over 100 Gbps. It also supports historical forensic analysis and mitigation validation by replaying pre- and post-event packet data at any speed for thorough examination.

Can PacketXpress be deployed in cloud-based, on-premises, or hybrid network environments?

Yes, PacketXpress can be deployed in these environments. You can collect traffic from the physical ingress-egress, the internal network, to virtual, and cloud.

How does PacketXpress reduce costs?

PacketXpress is scalable and economical with the lowest footprint and cost to performance ratio in the industry, delivered on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. 

PacketXpress further reduces the total cost of ownership and complexity to keep scale affordable to monitor your entire infrastructure: 

  • Centralize hardware intensive processing and reduce hardware sensor proliferation and complexity. 
  • Manage traffic rates to your analysis applications, avoiding licensing for peak traffic rates and efficiently managing network and traffic growth.
  • Integrate seamlessly and leverage your existing analysis infrastructure – no retraining or workflow changes, just better data. 

SensorXpress Questions:

What is SensorXpress, and how does it address the challenges in data acquisition from sensors?

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors face increasing demands for collecting vast amounts of data to enhance situational awareness and intelligence preparation on the battlefield. With the exponential growth in next-generation receiver bandwidth, the volume of collected Radio Frequency (RF) data has surpassed the capabilities of traditional systems to reliably store, distribute, and analyze it.

Leveraging over two decades of expertise in high-speed, high-volume storage systems, Axellio® introduces SensorXpressTM. This software-based RF data recording and distribution solution enables simultaneous ingestion, storage, and distribution of RF data at speeds of up to hundreds of Gigabits per second (Gbps).

How does SensorXpress help in real-time data processing and analysis from sensor networks?

SensorXpress streams data simultaneously on and off disk at unparalleled speed and density. It boasts agnostic compatibility with spectrum, sensor, analysis application, and hardware, ensuring versatility across diverse setups. With its capability for high-speed, lossless capture, and real-time or on-demand distribution of any time series data, SensorXpress facilitates controlled and repeatable data distribution from multiple sensors to various analysis applications. 

What kind of analytics and insights does SensorXpress provide for sensor data visualization and interpretation?

SensorXpress facilitates simultaneous storage and distribution of RF data to numerous analysis applications through independent analysis streams. This enables real-time analysis or selective on-demand analysis. With SensorXpress, analysts can replay and conduct repeated, in-depth analysis as the data is stored, ensuring validation of implementations against the data through standard APIs. Multiple data extraction streams are individually configured for speed and content tailored to any analysis application's requirements.

Are there use cases where SensorXpress excels?

SensorXpress innovates the RF analysis in applications for for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electronic Warfare (EW), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT), and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT).

What deployment options are available for SensorXpress?

SensorXpress is offered as a virtual appliance for private, government, or public cloud deployments. Moreover, it offers customizable, high-density Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) form factors within Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware, enhancing its adaptability to different operational environments and requirements.

Can SensorXpress help in optimizing resource usage and reducing costs associated with sensor data processing?

Yes, SensorXpress can extend the useful life of your existing RF/SIGINT infrastructure, maximizing its capabilities. Being sensor, analysis tool, and spectrum agnostic allows you to extend the useful life of your existing collections and analysis infrastructure while maximizing its capabilities..

Partnership Questions:

How can my company become a partner with Axellio?

To partner with Axellio, simply email our team at partnerships@axellio.com or fill out the form on our website. We'll walk you through the program details and tailor the agreement to fit your company's goals.

  • Or, you can give us a call at:
    • Toll Free: +1 (800) 463-0297
    • Local: +1 (719) 309-3370
Does Axellio work with Defense and Federal organizations?

Yes, Axellio collaborates with Defense and Federal organizations to provide high-performance computing and data storage solutions tailored to their specific needs. To reach out to a Federal representative from Axellio, please visit our dedicated government page on our website and fill out the contact us form. 

  • Or, you can give us a call at:
  • Toll Free: +1 (800) 463-0297
  • Local: +1 (719) 309-3370

Our federal specialists understand the unique needs of government clients and are fully equipped to deliver customized solutions and support.

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