VIAVI Launches 400G CyberFlood CF1000 for AI Data Center Validation
VIAVI Solutions has introduced the CyberFlood CF1000, a 400G appliance designed to validate the security and performance of multi-terabit AI data centers and critical network infrastructure.
VIAVI Solutions has launched the CyberFlood CF1000, a new hardware appliance designed to provide native 400G security and application performance validation for high-capacity data centers. The platform is specifically engineered to test multi-terabit infrastructures, including AI inference fabrics, zero-trust architectures, and next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) Help Net Security.
The CF1000 operates by emulating real-world, encrypted, and dynamic mixed traffic conditions at the OSI Layer 4-7 level. By consolidating massive-scale encrypted traffic generation, quantum-safe cryptography validation, and AI inference workload emulation into a single 2RU form factor, the device aims to address validation gaps that often persist in traditional testing systems Help Net Security.
Technical specifications for the appliance include four 400G OSFP ports and eight 100G QSFP28 ports. This configuration allows the device to generate up to 1.2Tbps of real-world application traffic without requiring external switching infrastructure. Furthermore, the platform supports high-performance Transport Layer Security (TLS) demands, capable of handling more than 500Gbps of encrypted throughput and up to 800,000 TLS v1.3 connections per second Help Net Security.
A primary focus of the CF1000 is the emulation of AI-driven workloads. The appliance includes capabilities for scalable AI inference traffic emulation, which allows operators to test the performance of large language models (LLMs) and AI-driven applications at a terabit scale. This functionality is intended to help organizations evaluate the trade-offs between user experience and cost efficiency within their AI inference infrastructure Help Net Security.
The release comes as the global network security market is projected to exceed $30 billion in 2026, driven largely by cloud expansion, zero-trust initiatives, and the integration of AI workloads. According to Mauricio Sanchez of the Dell’Oro Group, while software-delivered security is seeing rapid growth, high-capacity physical platforms like the CF1000 remain essential for validating the performance limits of network equipment before deployment Help Net Security.
As data centers transition toward 400G speeds and beyond, the complexity of validating security and performance has increased significantly. VIAVI’s new appliance is positioned to help vendors and operators reduce validation timelines and optimize infrastructure decisions, ensuring that quantum-era security, AI inference, and security policies function seamlessly in modern, high-speed environments Help Net Security.