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SYSTIMAX

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InstaPATCH

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 360  

Traffic Access Point (TAP) 

Solution
 

Design Guide

Summary of Contents for SYSTIMAX InstaPATCH 360

Page 1: ...www commscope com SYSTIMAX InstaPATCH 360 Traffic Access Point TAP Solution Design Guide ...

Page 2: ...iber Cables 5 Traffic Monitoring System 5 Fiber Cabling System Design with TAPs 6 Example 1 10Gbps Ethernet 6 Example 2 8Gbps Fibre Channel 8 Optical Channel Loss Evaluation with TAPs 10 Loss Evaluation of Main Traffic Channels 10 Loss Evaluation of Shorter Monitor Channels 11 Loss Evaluation of Longer Monitor Channels 12 TAP Installation 12 Ordering Information 13 References 15 ...

Page 3: ...light energy away from main transportation channels as a way to monitor the traffic status or content in real time without disrupting the main channel traffic The optical couplers or splitters inside a TAP module are the key components that split the light energy from the input port into two output ports according to designed split ratio Figure 1 shows example signal paths of 12 fiber multimode fi...

Page 4: ...TAP modules combined with the array cords provide flexible choices to network designers for various network configurations The monitoring equipment is designed to detect and analyze traffic collected from the TAP InstaPATCH 360 TAP Module Family The optical TAP is a completely passive device integrated in the optical network physical layer and is invisible to potential intruders Due to different n...

Page 5: ...placement in new or retrofit situations InstaPATCH 360TMs follow the alpha beta orientation conventions of Method B array polarity just like 360DMs InstaPATCH 360 TAP Fan out Array Cords In addition to the TAP modules the InstaPATCH 360 TAP solution includes a family of MPO LC Fan out Array Cords that provide great flexibility for network designers The InstaPATCH 360 TAP Fan out Array Cords are de...

Page 6: ...two monitor channels the intended application e g 8G Fibre Channel or 10G Ethernet and the monitor equipment capability Fortunately the SYSTIMAX InstaPATCH 360 Fiber TAP Solution Performance Specification provides channel topology limits that account for many of these factors to simplify the design process The following two sections provide practical design examples using this Performance Specific...

Page 7: ...liant transceivers in the monitor gear and therefore necessarily involves consultation with the monitor gear company for design limits Here we will illustrate the design approach using a 50 50 split ratio TAP module Looking at Figure 4 determine the main channel length by adding up the cord and cable lengths that form the main channel from left to right 10m 80m 5m 80m 10m 185m The length of the mo...

Page 8: ... 870 265 840 255 790 240 2 950 290 920 280 870 265 840 255 800 245 770 235 3 920 280 890 270 850 260 820 250 770 235 740 225 4 900 275 870 265 820 250 790 240 750 230 710 215 5 870 265 840 255 800 245 750 230 720 220 670 205 6 850 260 800 245 770 235 720 220 690 210 640 195 Table 1 Channel topology limits for 10GBASE S on LazrSPEED 550 for a 50 TAP channel LazrSPEED 300 50 50 split ratio LC Connec...

Page 9: ...el loss using the SYSTIMAX Solutions Link Loss Calculator2 Looking at Figure 5 determine the main channel length by adding up the cord and cable lengths that form the main channel from left to right 10m 90m 10m 110m The length of the monitor channel from the storage array side is 10m 90m 10m 110m The length of the monitor channel from the SAN switch side is 10m 10m 20m In this network configuratio...

Page 10: ...loss evaluation provides the monitor equipment company information to evaluate the proposed channel for interoperability with their equipment This is because the high loss of a 30 split requires better than minimally complaint receivers which are proprietary to the monitor company While the main channel loss is independent of the placement of the TAP module within the channel the monitor channel l...

Page 11: ...ted to the monitoring port is also 10m long Using SYSTIMAX Solutions Link Loss Calculator Version 7 1 plug in the following factors select the 30 percent TAP one low loss MPO connection one low loss LC connection and 20m LazrSPEED with InstaPATCH 850nm fiber cable Using those inputs the maximum loss of the even numbered monitor channels is calculated as 7 13dB Figure 7 Illustration of the monitor ...

Page 12: ... 7 73dB Figure 8 Illustration of the monitor channel signal paths for signals from the far end of the channel Provide the calculated maximum losses monitor channel lengths and fiber type including bandwidth grade of MMF i e OM3 or OM4 to the monitor gear company for channel evaluations when using 70 30 TAP modules TAP Installation Please refer to the Instruction Sheet for InstaPATCH 360 TAP module...

Page 13: ...OM4 50 50 signal split Main TAP 760188300 360TM 12LC SM 70 30 TAP module 12F duplex LCs OS2 70 30 signal split Main TAP 760188318 360TM 12LC SM 50 50 TAP module 12F duplex LCs OS2 50 50 signal split Main TAP 760188607 360TM 24LC LS 70 30 TAP module 24F duplex LCs OM4 70 30 signal split Main TAP 760188615 360TM 24LC LS 50 50 TAP module 24F duplex LCs OM4 50 50 signal split Main TAP 760188623 360TM ...

Page 14: ... MP f LC s M05 TAP fan out cables MPO unpinned 12 simplex LCs OM4 LSZH 5m 760197335 360TM ARRAY LSZH LS MP f LC s M06 TAP fan out cables MPO unpinned 12 simplex LCs OM4 LSZH 6m 760197343 360TM ARRAY LSZH LS MP f LC s M07 TAP fan out cables MPO unpinned 12 simplex LCs OM4 LSZH 7m 760197467 360TM ARRAY LSZH LS MP f LC s M19 TAP fan out cables MPO unpinned 12 simplex LCs OM4 LSZH 19m 760197475 360TM ...

Page 15: ...ns Link Loss Calculator Version 7 1 3 IEEE 802 3 IEEE standards for Ethernet December 2012 4 ANSI INCITS 479 2011 Information technology Fibre Channel Physical Interfaces 5 FC PI 5 November 2011 5 INCITS TR 46 2011 Information technology Fibre Channel Methodologies for Signal Quality specification FC MSQS ANSI INCITS Technical Report 2011 ...

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