How it Works

Microbursts are brief, intense spikes in network traffic that often go undetected by traditional, software-based monitoring due to their fleeting nature.

Cisco Silicon One overcomes this challenge with hardware-accelerated, histogram-based monitoring that tracks port activity at microsecond intervals.

By maintaining real-time counters, watermarks, and timestamps for configurable thresholds, Silicon One ensures every microburst event is captured and reported through continuous streaming telemetry. This precise, hardware-driven approach delivers immediate visibility to the control plane or collector, enabling rapid identification and analysis of microbursts.

As a result, network operators can proactively optimize performance and prevent disruptions—capabilities unattainable with software-only solutions.