RG Nets rXg on the Data Plane

The RG Nets rXg automates important network data plane operations to ensure a secure, high-performance network experience for all users; micro-segmentation by user, class or device type, traffic shaping and airtime equalization, DHCP/DNS, content filtering, more.

RG Nets’ rXg platform is designed to simplify and automate complex network operations, ensuring a secure and high-performance experience for users. By leveraging multiple pre-shared keys (PSK) along with 802.1X and captive portals, rXg reduces the need for multiple SSIDs, streamlining network management. This system enables micro-segmentation by dynamically assigning VLANs and subnets based on user identity, device type, or group, which allows for efficient policy enforcement, such as bandwidth allocation and device limits. This approach makes it possible to manage various environments like hotels, student housing, and office buildings with ease, ensuring each user or device is placed in its own layer 2 and layer 3 boundary, facilitating seamless device discovery and connectivity.

The platform’s capability to dynamically build and manage VLANs, subnets, and DHCP scopes significantly reduces the time and effort required to configure network policies. By automating these processes, RG Nets’ rXg can scale from single-site deployments to large-scale multi-site networks, maintaining consistent policy enforcement across different manufacturers’ equipment. This flexibility is particularly beneficial in mixed environments, where supply chain issues may necessitate the use of different vendors’ hardware. The system’s template-based configuration ensures that policies are uniformly applied, regardless of the underlying hardware, simplifying network management and reducing the potential for configuration errors.

Moreover, RG Nets’ rXg addresses common challenges in network management, such as multicast DNS (mDNS) issues in segmented networks, by ensuring that devices within the same VLAN can discover each other without additional configuration. The platform also features advanced traffic shaping capabilities, dynamically adjusting bandwidth allocation based on real-time usage to prevent network congestion and ensure a fair distribution of resources. This is particularly useful in environments with high bandwidth demands, such as gaming or streaming, where it can prevent individual users from monopolizing the connection. Additionally, rXg supports various tunneling and VLAN extension techniques, such as Q-in-Q and SPB, to overcome the limitations of traditional VLANs, further enhancing its scalability and flexibility.