Forwarding rate is measured in packets per second (pps) and DDoS mitigation gear typically handles rates in multiples of a million/mega packets per second (Mpps).įiguratively speaking, throughput rate is similar to the weight capacity of an elevator car, while the forwarding rate can be thought of as the maximum number of people permitted inside. For example, a 5 Gbps network can handle 5 billion/giga bits traveling through it every second.įorwarding rate, on the other hand, refers to the number of network packets that can be processed by your networking equipment (e.g., your switch or router). Also referred to as bandwidth or capacity it’s the amount of data that can travel through your connection and is measured in bits per second (bps). Of these two terms, you’re likely more familiar with throughput rate. To understand the threat posed by high Mpps attacks, it’s important to grasp the difference between forwarding and throughput rates, as well as the current state of DDoS mitigation equipment. With the first quarter of 2016 now behind us, we’re again compelled to warn you about these attack scenarios, as they’ve become even more prevalent in the passing months. “Such assaults force operators to think in terms of forwarding rates rather than throughputs, when considering the soft spots of their network infrastructure.” In our Global DDoS Threat Landscape report, we described such attacks as a double threat: About six months ago, we first brought attention to the increasing number of high Mpps (high-rate) assaults DDoS perps are using-putting a new twist on tried-and-true attack vectors.
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