Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is transforming the way networks are managed — automating complex workflows, analyzing massive datasets, and generating insights that help operators act faster and smarter. But GenAI’s full potential can only be realized when it has access to accurate, real-time network data. That’s where Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) comes in.
GenAI is the enabler — DPI delivers the data
While GenAI enables intelligent automation and predictive analysis, it depends on high-quality, granular data to make reliable, real-time decisions.
In most networks today, available telemetry is aggregated, delayed, or lacks the depth required for true situational awareness. Without full visibility into live traffic — including encrypted flows, applications, and protocols — AI-driven systems can only analyze trends, not real-time behavior. DPI fills this gap. It delivers deep, context-rich visibility across all network layers and provides the precise, labeled data that fuels GenAI models.
DPI enables:
Granular real-time analytics across the entire traffic spectrum, down to application level.
Accurate classification of encrypted traffic, including TLS SNI and QUIC fingerprints.
Context-aware insights into user behavior, applications, devices, and protocols.
Reliable, labeled datasets that enhance GenAI training and inference accuracy.
By combining these capabilities, DPI transforms raw traffic data into structured, actionable intelligence — the foundation for next-generation network automation.
Unlocking the full potential of network intelligence
When GenAI and DPI work together, they create a powerful synergy that moves organizations from reactive to predictive, from analysis to action.
GenAI leverages DPI’s high-fidelity data to:
Build predictive models for performance, reliability, and capacity optimization.
Detect and prioritize network anomalies in real time.
Generate automated recommendations for faster, smarter decision-making.
This combination enables intelligent monitoring, proactive security, and continuous optimization — essential capabilities for modern, AI-driven network management.
Our latest whitepaper, “From Data to Decisions: How GenAI and DPI Are Shaping the Future of Network Management”, explores how DPI-driven network intelligence enhances GenAI models and outputs to optimize network functions and drive solution monetization.
In this whitepaper explore:
How next-generation DPI powered by ML and DL delivers full network visibility — even for encrypted traffic.
How DPI enhances GenAI-based applications, including load balancers and CASBs.
Practical examples of how DPI-driven analytics enable predictive and adaptive network management.
Discover how the synergy of GenAI and DPI is redefining network intelligence — turning data into decisions and innovation into impact.