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is specifically designed for control of Filtered Products
manufactured by Datacom Systems Inc. Specific elements of the Graphical User
Interface (GUI) provide guidance in the management, configuration and
troubleshooting of Datacom Systems Inc based products.
7.1 Introduction
The Filtered Product Aggregation Tap gives you in-line access, without creating a
network bottleneck, since the tap allows all network traffic through to the far
end, but provides the ability to aggregate, regenerate and filter copies of
network traffic to specific monitoring ports.
The Filtered Product Data Access Switch allows aggregation, regeneration and
filtering with inputs from Switch Probe Analyzer (SPAN) or Port Mirror ports.
Line-rate filtering provides you the ability to eliminate unwanted traffic from
your analysis tools or security sensors. With less data to work with, network
devices run faster and more effectively, and through filtering, you can reduce or
eliminate the possibility of port oversubscribing.
Using the built-in technologies of link aggregation, regeneration, and filtering,
you can quickly and easily load balance both your network and your network
tools and eliminate bottlenecks.
Aggregation lets you load balance your network with confidence. The Filtered
Product will combine one or more full duplex streams of data from one or more
network segments, reassemble the conversation, and send an exact copy to your
connected monitoring device.
Regeneration allows you to attach more than one device to a single network
segment. Connect an analyzer and a security sensor to the same link, and you
can troubleshoot your network without having to disconnect your IDS. Add
filtering, and you can send only the data you want to each tool, improving
monitoring efficiency, speed, and network uptime.
Regeneration also allows you to connect two or more identical devices to the
same link, so you can load balance your tools. Extending the power of
regeneration with filtering, you can filter and send data to each tool based on
whatever parameter you choose (e.g. IP range). Distributing processes over
multiple tools allows them to work faster and reduces or eliminates network
bottlenecks that can be caused by slow processing of data.