Rostelecom has overhauled its Anti-DDoS platform to shield its backbone network from distributed denial-of-service attacks more effectively. By moving threat filtering onto dedicated infrastructure, the operator now cuts off malicious traffic before it can impact customer services. The upgrade was developed in collaboration with RTK-Service and Solar, both subsidiaries within Rostelecom’s corporate group.
The revamped Anti-DDoS platform now handles the full DDoS defense cycle: it monitors incoming traffic, isolates harmful packets, and passes clean data onward. To achieve this, Rostelecom allocated separate channel capacity and deployed the Anti-DDoS system on specialized routers through which all subscriber traffic is routed for filtering.
These dedicated routers were installed on mutually redundant sites located directly within the backbone network’s core. This design ensures not only the necessary processing power but also high availability-if one site goes offline, the other seamlessly takes over without service disruption. According to Rostelecom, shifting filtering to dedicated routers has eliminated the impact of illegitimate traffic on customer-facing services.
For telecom operators, integrated Anti-DDoS protection is now a fundamental network function. Attacks target not just websites or apps but also communication channels, DNS services, and traffic delivery infrastructure. The closer filtering sits to the network’s backbone, the less likely an attack will congest the pipe before malicious traffic can be separated from legitimate data.
Similar business-oriented Anti-DDoS services exist among other major Russian providers like MTS and MegaFon, as well as specialized firms such as StormWall. Globally, the battle against multi-vector DDoS attacks-often measured in terabits per second-centers around operator infrastructure. Rostelecom’s upgrade is especially vital given its backbone supports not only consumer access but also a vast number of corporate and government clients, where network failures carry far higher stakes.
This move sets a new standard for traffic protection in Russia’s telecom sector and signals a shift toward more specialized, redundant architectures that prioritize resilience at the core network level. Watch for Rostelecom and other operators to push deeper integration of security functions into their infrastructure as the volume and sophistication of attacks continue to climb, making backbone-level defense essential for service continuity.