Datacom Systems SINGLEstream™ 10 Gigabit Link Aggregation Tap with 4 XFP Monitoring Ports

10 Gigabit Full Duplex Aggregation

While traditional taps might enable full-duplex monitoring of all traffic on a network link, they transmit the data to the connected monitoring device in two separate half-duplex streams (one for Tx and one for Rx). Not only does this require the monitoring device to have two network interface cards, it also requires that the device be capable of combining and processing both streams of data in order to monitor both sides of the conversation. Not all monitoring systems, including the most popular software solutions, have the required hardware to aggregate traffic.

The SINGLEstream™ 10 Gigabit Link Aggregation Tap combines both directions of a 10 Gigabit full duplex data stream and allows any connected monitoring device, including those with only one NIC, to receive a copy of all the data - even in a single trace file.
 

Dual Stream Mode

For dual-receive capable tools or times when there is no substitute for full line rate data capture (e.g. network attacks), the SINGLEstream™ can be configured to work exactly like a traditional full duplex tap, providing a copy of full-rate Gigabit data to connected tools in two separate streams (Tx and Rx).
 

Totally Passive and Power Fault Tolerant

Fiber taps are completely passive devices and are not a point of failure on the network. Even if power is lost to the tap, the network traffic will not be affected. If one side of the link fails for any reason, the device on the other side of the link will recognize this outage immediately, so routers and switches can engage redundant protocols and failover systems.
 

Data Filtering

Instead of tools attempting to keep up with high-speed aggregated traffic streams, the SS-1206-10G-F (with data filtering) provides the option of applying filters to the data to increase tool efficiency and eliminate port oversubscription. Line-rate hardware filtering on each port allows you to customize and streamline the amount and type of data each connected monitoring tool receives. Because they are receiving only traffic of interest, tools run faster, data is easier to work with, and issues are resolved quicker. Filters include IP and MAC ranges, VLAN, frame, port number, protocol type, even customizable offsets in the packet header.

Any-to-Any

Any of the SS-1206-10G’s four (4) any-to-any ports can be configured as input (network) or output (monitoring) ports on the fly through easy to use command line interface (CLI). Any monitoring port can receive traffic from any of the other ports, eliminating the need for network managers to change complex network configurations or move tools around their network. Additionally, the any-to-any ports can be configured to receive data from a switch’s SPAN port providing the flexibility of a combined in-line and out-of-band monitoring solution.