News
06/10/2008
Network Instruments Launches 1 GB Buffer Aggregator nTAPs
New industry-leading buffer size handles higher network utilization
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• press release (PDF)
10/08/2007 Computing.co.uk
An acute observer of LAN behaviour
“A test access point (TAP) was required to properly take network packets from our test network. Network Instruments supplied one of its aggregator TAPs, which can be connected to a PC or operate as a
standalone system.”
06/18/2007
Network Instruments’ Aggregator nTAPs
Network Instruments’ Aggregator nTAPs Provide Greater Visibility Into Full-Duplex Traffic than SPAN Ports
Aggregator nTAPs address customers’ need for deploying security and analysis devices on full-duplex links
• press release
• press release (PDF)
12/19/2006 Enterprise IT Planet: by Dan Ragle
Network Instruments nTAPs
Network Instruments nTAPs are TAPs that can be inserted into the network flow and provide network monitoring capabilities. New to the Network Instruments nTAP line are their Aggregator nTAPs, which combine the traffic from both sides of the network link and send that combined flow to the analysis device(s).
12/18/2006 Lockergnome
Accessing Network Traffic: SPAN Ports Vs. TAPs
Ensuring complete visibility of network data is the first critical component of analysis. There are two common ways for a monitoring device to access network traffic: using a switch’s SPAN session (also known as port mirroring) or a network TAP (Test Access Port).
12/18/2006
Network Instruments Launches Aggregator nTAP to Manage Higher Utilization Spikes on Full-Duplex Link
New nTAPs’ industry-leading 512 MB buffer compatible with all leading security and management tools
• press release
• press release (PDF)