Hardware-Based Filtering allows the user to determine what type of traffic is copied from the network ports to the monitor ports based on Layer 2-7 criteria such as:
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- MAC (source, destination)
- IP (source, destination, range)
- UDP/TCP/ICMP (port, range)
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- VLAN, QoS, IP Service Type
- Even /Odd Ports for RTP/RTCP
- Custom offset / masking filter
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The benefits of filtering include improved aggregation, reduced traffic load to each monitor interface, more efficient operation of each monitor tool (as it receives only relevant traffic / traffic of interest) and greater monitor tool ROI.
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