The NDS started dropping sessions long before reaching those numbers. I called TippingPoint engineers for assistance and they discovered that much of the traffic was hitting a trigger that matched "file=" on the string "Profile=" in the HTTP GET request. That caused the NDS to inspect that traffic more thoroughly, negatively impacting performance.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
