BlackBox Routing Technology

Proprietary software and hardware that are the keys to unlock the full range of services, protection, and access to the BlackStar Content Defense Network.

BlackBox routers manage all network traffic, vlans, MLAG and other configuration changes inside the BlackStar Network Stack

All BlackBox services include:

  • Local Logging (up to 30 days w/ rollover)
  • Available Access to stored logging and data (up to 3 years)
  • Direct Tunneling access to the BlackStar Content Defense Network at up to 10Gbps

BlackBox 5

Bandwidth

  • Up to 36Gbps Incoming ISP connections
  • Bonded or Stand-alone
  • 22,465,000PPS for routing (internal and external)
  • More available with 40Gb QSFP (optional add-on)
  • 14,800,000PPS for firewall protection

Processing Power

  • 32Gb Ram
  • 32 Cores at 1.7Ghz per core

Physical interfaces

  • 4x 10Gb SFP interfaces
  • 6x 1GbE interfaces
  • 2x 40Gb QSFP interfaces (optional add-on)
  • High Availability Configuration option for additional failover protection (requires 2 units)
Black Box 5
Black Box 4

BlackBox 4

Bandwidth

  • Up to 24Gbps Incoming ISP connections
  • Bonded or Stand-alone
  • 16,465,000PPS for routing (internal and external)
  • More available with 40Gb QSFP (optional add-on)
  • 6,800,000PPS for firewall protection

Processing Power

  • 32Gb Ram
  • 16 Cores at 1.7Ghz per core

Physical interfaces

  • 2x 10Gb SFP interfaces
  • 6x 1GbE interfaces
  • 2x 40Gb QSFP interfaces (optional add-on)
  • 2x 10Gb SFP interfaces (optional add-on)
  • High Availability Configuration option for additional failover protection (requires 2 units)

BlackBox 3

Bandwidth

  • Up to 2 Gbps Incoming ISP connections
  • Bonded or Stand-alone
  • 4,465,000PPS for routing (internal and external)
  • More available with 40Gb QSFP (optional add-on)
  • 1,800,000PPS for firewall protection

Processing Power

  • 8Gb Ram
  • 4 Cores at 2.2Ghz per core

Physical interfaces

  • 4x 1GbE interfaces
  • 2x 10Gb SFP interfaces (optional add-on)
Black Box 3

BlackStar Content Defense Network

Features

  • World-wide infrastructure enables BlackStar Group to protect our clients from DDoS and other risks threatening to compromise or interrupt our clients’ hard work.
  • 2.5Tbps of total global DDoS Protection
  • Ability to migrate traffic in under 400ms from node to node
  • Multiple Tier 1 providers, with unique route tables and BSG BGP Controls
  • Skycoder runs over this network as well, offering low latency worldwide distribution of SRT, RTMP, and other streaming formats.
  • Broadcast fiber access for legacy signal takers