Communication Protocols
GateD Routing
GateD Switching
NetF1 (IPv4/IPv6 stack)
ClassHopper (ALTQ)
Merlink (Link Aggregation)
GNAT (NAT)
X-Calibur (802.1X)
Spantasmic (802.1D/W/S
Spanning Tree)
Distributed Data Management
High Availability
Network Management
Development Tools
Security

GateD Routing

GateD® NGC

NextHop is the industry leader in layer 3 control plane software, offering the broadest portfolio of products for carrier and enterprise network Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). NextHop's customers can mix and match products from the GateD® Next Generation Carrier (NGC) and GateD® Enterprise Routing Software (ERS) suites to customize a solution which best meets their needs and lets them deliver comprehensive solutions to market in the quickest, most cost effective manner.

GateD NGC : NextHop's complete suite of carrier-grade, layer-three control-plane protocols

GateD NGC is the only comprehensive collection of IP routing control plane protocols targeted at the carrier space. Complete selections of IPv4, IPv6 unicast and multicast protocols, as well as MPLS signaling protocols are available.

NGC Overview Diagram

GateD® ERS

GateD® ERS: The perfect solution for enterprise routers targeted at the small and medium sized business market.

Optimized for memory-constrained embedded systems or smaller networks, GateD ERS meets the needs of NextHop's customers such as appliance manufacturers, security hardware companies (for example, firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)), enterprise equipment manufacturers, and small office/home office (SOHO) equipment manufacturers and original device manufacturers (ODMs), both in today's IPv4 networks, and for tomorrow's IPv6 networks.