This broad line of taps are perfectly suited for network management, security and application analysis.

At a Glance
Taps provide the flexibility to deploy a wide selection of analysis devices on a single critical link, or extend the reach of a single monitoring device across numerous locations.  In some situations, tapping provides the only means of gaining visibility to the network and its performance. Plug-and-play connectivity to taps eliminates the time needed to reconfigure, locate and negotiate access for test and measurement equipment on critical network segments.

Product Capabilities
 
Aggregating In-Line Taps
Install in-line on a network link and aggregate full-duplex traffic into a single data stream.  These devices are necessary for in-line analysis with single port monitoring devices and can output copies of network traffic to numerous analysis devices.

Combination Taps
Install in-line or with SPAN ports.  Port configurations can be set to aggregate, replicate or pass traffic at full-line rate to any other port.  Configuration sets ports for network side connectivity, or analysis device connectivity.  These products offer the highest number of replication ports for critical link locations where numerous analysis devices are deployed.

Filtering Link Aggregation Taps
Provide hardware based filtering within the tap to increase performance of analysis equipment, and prevent dropped packets when aggregating high-bandwidth traffic. Filtering link aggregation taps work in-line or with SPAN ports, aggregate multi-link traffic, and replicate to four monitoring ports for use with multiple analysis devices. 

In-Line Taps
Provide fault tolerant in-line visibility to full-duplex, line rate network traffic between two network devices. 

SPAN Aggregating and Switching Taps
Allow analysis devices to see aggregated traffic from multiple SPAN ports in a single data stream, which is replicated for numerous analysis solutions.  Switching taps allow analysis devices to be remotely switched across a broad number of SPAN ports for specific troubleshooting at multiple locations.

Visibility into critical links and across meshed network architectures is not possible when using plain switch ports or SPAN port configurations.  Effective access for network management requires the latest generation of tapping technology that includes regeneration, filtering and aggregation.  These capabilities provide a new standard for any network team looking to decrease costs, improve MTTR, enhance performance and increase ROI.