User Guide
EdgeLens® Focus | INT10G12xxBP | 4.22.1
Load Balance Tap Mode
In this mode, the network and inline appliance ports are defined by the system. The tap may have up to
three additional inline appliance ports applied, total 4. Any port that is not assigned as an inline appliance
port may be configured as packet broker port. The network ports are typically connected to network
devices such as a server or router. The inline appliance ports are typically connected to IPSs or tools to
monitor the network traffic. The network traffic is load balanced to the inline appliance ports. However,
heartbeat packets are transmitted bidirectionally from inline appliance ports on the tap through the IPSs
or tools to monitor the health of the devices.
Tap 1
Port 1 (Network)
Port 2 (Network)
Port 3 (Inline Appliance)
Port 4 (Inline Appliance)
Port 5 (Inline Appliance)
Port 6 (Inline Appliance)
Port 7 (Inline Appliance)
Port 8 (Inline Appliance)
Port 9 (Inline Appliance)
Port 10 (Inline Appliance)
Figure 17 Load Balance Tap Mode
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