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The MMF TAPs are designed to operate at 850nm wavelength. The MMF TAP can be
deployed with bend-insensitive or traditional OM3 or OM4 fiber cabling. The single-mode
fiber TAPs are optimized for operation at 1310nm wavelength.
The designed split ratios of the TAP modules are selected for compatibility with the supported
applications. The available split ratios are 70/30 and 50/50. The first number of each split
ratio indicates the percent of the input power split off to the main channel output. The second
number indicates the percent of the input power split off to the monitor output. The optical
power budgets of some applications, such as those for Ethernet on MMF, are sufficiently robust
to support transmission through the higher loss of a 50% split or a 70% split, while others,
such as many of those for Fibre Channel on MMF, are not as robust and must rely on the
stronger signals from a 70% split. Refer to
SYSTIMAX 360 Traffic Access Point (TAP) Solutions
Performance Specification Volume 5
for channel topology design limits for all supported
applications.
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The InstaPATCH 360TM modules insert into the panel openings of InstaPATCH 360 shelves
and panels and can be placed side by side with InstaPATCH 360DM modules. This permits
flexibility in patch panel 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 designed to be connected to the TAP port(s) of InstaPATCH
360 TAP modules, and pass network traffic to a third-party network monitoring system. The
InstaPATCH 360 TAP Fan-out Array Cords are configured as unpinned MPO to 12 simplex LC
array cord assemblies. They are available in Plenum or LSZH materials, and LazrSPEED 550
fiber (OM4) or TeraSPEED fiber (single-mode).
InstaPATCH 360 Pre-terminated Fiber Cables
InstaPATCH 360 cables terminated with unpinned MPO plugs attach to InstaPATCH 360TM
modules. They are available in Plenum or LSZH sheath materials. LazrSPEED 300 (OM3) and
LazrSPEED 550 (OM4) cables are used with multimode 360TM modules, and TeraSPEED
(OS2) cables are used with single-mode 360TM modules.
Traffic Monitoring System
Another major part of the monitoring system is the monitoring and analysis equipment, including
receivers, analysis hardware and software, as shown in
Figure 3
. The monitoring system
receives the signal from the TAP and analyzes the traffic. Commercially available monitoring
systems include those from Virtual Instruments
®
, GigaMON
®
and others.
