Most teams think they know their network. Forward shows you what's actually there. One mathematically accurate model of every router, switch, firewall, load balancer, and cloud – verified complete, and always current.
With Forward Enterprise, you'll be able to:
- See your entire network in a single verified model, on-prem, cloud, and hybrid
- Find policy violations and security gaps without manually tracing paths
- Answer "does traffic from A reach B?" in seconds, not hours
- Eliminate the guesswork from audits, troubleshooting, and change planning
- Replace tribal knowledge with a source of truth your whole team can query
Available to companies with 1,000+ employees headquartered in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, or South Korea.
What Forward Enterprise models
Configuration Data
- Security & Access Control: ACLs, firewall policies, and NAT (Network Address Translation) rules
- Routing & Forwarding Logic: Static routes, BGP/OSPF configurations, and VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) setups
- Interfaces & Layer 2: Interface settings, VLAN definitions, and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) configuration
- Network Services: DNS, DHCP, and AAA/TACACS+ configurations
Live State Data
- Routing & Forwarding Tables: RIB (Routing Information Base), FIB (Forwarding Information Base), and active route advertisements
- Protocol Adjacencies: BGP session state, OSPF neighbor relationships, and the link-state database (LSDB)
- Layer 2 Operational State: MAC address tables, ARP/ND tables, and live STP topology
- Interface & Link Status: Operational up/down state, negotiated speed/duplex, and error counters
Trials personally reviewed. A Forward expert will be in touch within a few business days to get you started.