Accelerate Network Performance with DYNANIC on PRO DESIGN Falcon family of cards

PRO DESIGN's high-performance FPGA cards are fully compatible with the DYNANIC, enabling advanced, wire-speed networking functions without the need for complex RTL, HLS, or P4 development. The combination offers an efficient path to deploying flexible, high-throughput SmartNIC solutions.

A SmartNIC (Smart Network Interface Card – NIC) is a specialized network adapter designed to offload specific processing tasks from the host CPU to the NIC itself. These tasks may involve packet filtering, encryption/decryption, compression, and other functions traditionally executed by software on the host. By relocating these tasks to the SmartNIC, it alleviates the burden on the host CPU, enhancing network performance and considerably boosting overall efficiency. The FPGA provides flexibility by allowing customization of the tasks performed and facilitating easy updates or modifications to the SmartNIC's functionality as required.

Key Advantages of PRO DESIGN + DYNANIC

  • SmartNIC Deployment Without HDL Complexity:
    DYNANIC transforms PRO DESIGN’s FPGA-based cards into powerful, fully programmable SmartNICs through a high-level, C-based API (DPDK compatible), drastically simplifying development and time to deployment
  • Line-Rate Packet Processing at Scale
    Together, PRO DESIGN and DYNANIC enable high-speed data plane acceleration at up to 400 Gbps — even for minimum-size packets — making it ideal for next-generation networking applications.
  • Reliable Platform for Scalable Solutions
    The consistent software and firmware stack offered by DYNANIC ensures stable, repeatable behavior on supported PRO DESIGN Falcon cards, allowing customers to scale their deployments with confidence.

Example Use Cases Enabled by the DYNANIC

AI-Based Traffic Monitoring

Modern networks require real-time, fine-grained traffic insight—even at 100G or 400G speeds—to detect threats, classify applications, and monitor encrypted flows. Traditional CPU-based systems often fall short due to the overwhelming data volumes and need for detailed packet-level analytics.

With DYNANIC, real-time feature extraction and flow aggregation are performed entirely in PRO DESIGN Falcon cards:

  • Per-packet feature parsing: IP addresses, ports, payload entropy, timestamps, TCP flags.
  • Flow-level metadata aggregation: Packet/byte counters, inter-arrival gaps, session symmetry.
  • Result: Traffic is reduced 40x–160x before reaching the host, enabling cost-effective, AI-ready data pipelines.

This offloading significantly reduces the number of servers needed in monitoring clusters and improves the efficiency of AI-based detection models, particularly for encrypted or stealthy traffic patterns.
Inline Anti-DDoS Protection

As DDoS attacks become more frequent and sophisticated, especially in high-throughput environments, real-time inline mitigation is critical. DYNANIC enables a two-stage hybrid architecture that offloads heavy traffic processing to the FPGA while retaining the flexibility of host-based intelligence:

  • Stage 1: Hardware Filtering – Suspicious or malicious packets are identified and dropped directly on the PRO DESIGN Falcon cards using programmable rule sets and heuristics. Legitimate traffic is forwarded with ultra-low latency, ensuring clean paths for critical services.
  • Stage 2: Flow Monitoring and Adaptive Intelligence – Selected traffic flows are mirrored to the host for deeper inspection. This software layer can incorporate AI-based detection algorithms, such as anomaly detection, behavioral modeling, or threat classification, to evaluate traffic in context. Based on these insights, the host dynamically updates the FPGA filtering rules, optimizing response accuracy and minimizing false positives.

This intelligent division of labor enables:

  • Real-time mitigation at 100–400 Gbps with minimal CPU involvement
  • Adaptation to new or evolving attack patterns
  • Seamless integration with modern AI or machine learning toolchains
  • Reduction in required mitigation servers by up to 50%, lowering both CAPEX and OPEX

By combining hardware-accelerated filtering with AI-enhanced detection logic on the host, this approach delivers robust, future-proof protection that scales with modern traffic demands.

Benefits Across Applications

  • Network Observability: Inline packet and flow processing for full-traffic visibility.
  • Security Analytics: Extraction of statistical and behavioral indicators for threat detection.
  • Traffic Engineering: Real-time classification and prioritization for optimized routing.
  • Edge Processing: Lightweight, efficient computation close to the data source.
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How does DYNANIC create a complete solution on the prodesign FALCON card?

Programming an FPGA is a challenging undertaking. However, DYNANIC simplifies the process by incorporating a universal high-speed FPGA packet processing pipeline for FALCON. This pipeline includes components essential for diverse packet processing in numerous use cases. Consequently, DYNANIC facilitates the complete utilization of FPGA technology, even for individuals without prior FPGA knowledge!

Partnership with DYNANIC

PRO DESIGN Electronic GmbH and DYNANIC have established a strategic partnership, with DYNANIC serving as the software partner for our in-house product, the FPGA Acceleration Cards. DYNANIC specializes in packet processing, drawing on over 20 years of experience in optimizing algorithms essential for high-speed network packet processing. Their team excels in areas such as packet parsing, header field extraction, hash-based pattern matching, filtering, and traffic flow management, supporting link speeds of up to 400 Gbps. Furthermore, DYNANIC provides a unique solution that bridges the gap between FPGA technology and software companies.