Description

The 4x24 Distributed Tap is a highly flexible, intelligent traffic capture device for networks ranging from 10Mbps to 10GigE.

The device features four XFP ports, 16 dedicated copper UTP 10/100/1000 or 16 fiber Gigabit ports and eight SFP ports. Each of the 28 ports is independently controlled and flexible, allowing the user to forward any group of network ports to any monitoring device.

As a standard, all Fiber ports are configurable as either SPAN (unidirectional) inputs or monitor outputs. As an option, the LC ports can be ordered as inline tap ports for passive network access. With the inline build, the XFP ports remain Input/Output configurable.

All copper ports are configurable either inline, SPAN and monitor outputs without any special build.

This device can be locally managed via a serial console and remotely managed via Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMPv3 and RMON. A filter option enables users to select, at the packet level, what traffic is forwarded to the designated monitor ports. Hardware-Based Filtering allows traffic to be distinguished according to source and destination MAC/IP address as well as by specific protocols, such as HTTP, VoIP, and others. A custom filter offers more granular specification of a filter, specifically within the payload of a packet.

Session-Aware Load Balancing increases user control of traffic distribution to monitoring tools, increasing output capacity while maintaining session integrity. For example, a 10 GigE network can be captured and automatically balanced across multiple Gigabit monitor tools based on user-defined session criteria. Session-Aware Load Balancing can operate in tandem with Hardware-Based Filtering or independently.

All 10 GigE Distributed Taps also support VSS' proprietary intelligent stacking technology, vStack+™, which enables traffic capture devices to be deployed in a redundant, low-latency mesh for total, dynamic, fault-tolerant visibility.

For Gigabit copper ethernet networks, vAssure™ reduces normal failover time (300ms-3s) to 50-150ms, which registers as merely noise on the wire, resulting in no link loss or spanning tree reconfiguration. Without vAssure, the convergence time can be several minutes long. A minor outage of a single link can cause a major outage.

LinkSafe™ feature enables copper link failures to be observed by network elements on both sides of the Tap, thereby enabling routers and switches to execute redundancy whenever such failures occur.

Redundant power supplies allow seamless transitions between power systems and ensure uptime. All VSS managed devices support field firmware updates for additional features and performance enhancements.

Features

• Full line-rate traffic capture
• Configurable input /output
• Selective aggregation
• Hardware-Based Filtering on OSI layers 2-4 plus custom offset filter
• Session-Aware Load Balancing
• vStack+™ Intelligent stacking
• vAssure™ for network reliability
• LinkSafe™ ensures proper spanning tree failover
• Graphical user interface (HTTP/HTTPS)
• RMON
• SNMP v3
• RADIUS / TACACS+ Support (AAA)
• In-field upgradable

Benefits

• 10 GigE inline or SPAN monitoring
• Aggregation reduces required ports on monitoring devices
• Input filters eliminate packet loss
• Easy plug and play installation
• Remote management via Telnet, HTTP, and SNMP
• Shields monitoring device from intruders

Technical Specs

Mechanical Total Weight: 15 lb. / 6.8 kg Size:17.3"(w) x 22.5"(d) x 1.75"(h) / (441mm x 572 mm x 44.5mm) 1RU High, Fits standard 19" Rack, 21" Deep Copper Network Ports: N/A Fiber Network Ports: x16 Input/Output Ports: x28 XFP 10 GigE Ports: x4 SFP Ports: x8 Split Ratio: 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60"40, 50:50 Performance Full line rate: 64 Gigabits per second

Environmental Temperature: 0-55 degrees C (operating) -20-100 degrees C (storage) Humidity: 5%-95%, non-condensing. Data Rates: 10 Mbps - 10 GigEs per Second Types: Ethernet, 10Base-T, 100Base-Tx, 1000 Base-T, 1000 Base-SX, 1000 Base-LX, 1000 Base-ZX, 10 GigE Base-LR, 10 GigE Base-ER, 10 GigE Base-ZR, 10 GigE Base-SR, 10 GigE Base-CX4, 10 GigE Base-T Propagation Delay Network Cable Distance: 100M Network: < 1.2 Packets

Acessories

Enclosed in Package
Power Cords (US, UK, Euro)	Front Bracket (Vm-00140)	Adhesive Feet (3.57mm H)
Mounting Screws	Serial Cable	User Manual CD
Back Short Bracket Wings (Vm-00147)	Long Sliding Bracket Wings (Vm-00148)

Optional
SFP Copper: V-SFP-10	SFP SX: V-SFP-11 LX: V-SFP-12 ZX: V-SFP-13	XFP