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Real-World Failure Scenario in High-Speed Networks
Modern data centers and backbone networks routinely handle traffic rates exceeding one hundred gigabits per second, where packet inspection must be performed under strict latency constraints.
When intrusion detection systems rely on host CPUs, the associated computational overhead can quickly lead to CPU overload, resulting in delayed or missed detection of malicious traffic.
In such environments, delayed intrusion detection allows attacks to complete before any effective mitigation can occur.
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