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MTP® Brand Connectors versus Generic MPO in Fiber Networks

Generic MPO connectors have been the standard for network architects who require density and strive for shorter install times, as well as simplified cabling infrastructure for their 40G/100G data...

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How to Choose the Right Cables for Your Industrial Ethernet

It’s easy to get ahead of ourselves when we talk about the Industrial Ethernet. You look at the ever-growing reality of the Industrial Internet of Things and the longstanding concerns for security in...

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The 101 Series: Bypass Network TAPs Keepers of the Critical Link

There are some great network tools on the market that provide protection for your organization's operations on the Internet. The problem with using them is that they can do the unthinkable by...

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The 101 Series: Why Do We Need an Aggregating Network TAP?

If you remember in my post on Breakout TAPs, there was a small problem when your network analyzer or monitoring device only had one network interface card (NIC). You could only look at the traffic...

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The 101 Series: A Primer On Network TAPs

When the subject of Network TAPs (Test Access Points or Traffic Access Point) are brought up, the image that may come to people’s mind is a device that 'taps into the network' to provide packet...

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Industrial Ethernet Basics—What the Convergence of IT and OT Really Means

In previous blogs about the Industrial Ethernet, we’ve touched on the growing internet connectivity of traditionally offline systems and what that has meant for security. For some, the context of...

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