TAP Into Technology Blog

Garland Technology's Network TAPs are now Certified 'Cisco Compatible'

So what does this mean to you? Well, when you are considering a connectivity strategy for your active, in-line appliances or security monitoring tools, it demonstrates that Garland's network TAPs...

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Network Monitoring with Differentiated Services (DiffServ or SDCP)

Most network engineers are familiar with how to configure a SPAN port on a switch. This is a common way to get access to the network data to perform network analysis and connect various packet...

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Planning for Visibility at Cisco Live! U.S. 2016

After attending Cisco Live Berlin back in February, we marked our calendars for July 10 to July 14 when the show comes to Las Vegas, NV. The Cisco Live shows are meant to bring the world’s foremost...

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3 Protocols You Need to Know Before Increasing Network Speeds

Traffic demands have spiked dramatically over the past five years, and gigabit Ethernet isn’t cutting it in enterprise networks anymore. While many companies have started making the transition from...

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5 Steps for Tagging Packets in Port Channel Architecture

Antiquated infrastructure, slow technology migrations, and limited bandwidth can’t keep pace with the traffic demands of increasingly advanced communications software, real-time data backup...

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Not Ready for the 10G to 40G Transition? Consider Cisco's EtherChannel

Large enterprises know they will eventually have to make the transition from 10G networking to 40G if they want to overcome the challenges of big data and bandwidth-hogging applications. But boosting...

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