TAP Into Technology Blog: Network Design (3)
Capture 100% Full Duplex Traffic with RegenTAPs
With the rise in the number of monitoring tools enterprises are using to analyze their network traffic, a new problem has arisen; how will you get network traffic to multiple out-of-band monitoring tools? Garland Technology recognized the...
Securing the Edge in Cisco ACI with Garland Technology's EdgeLens
I’ve previously provided an introduction to Cisco ACI in terms of facilitating a next-generation data center by taking advanced of software defined networking. So if you haven’t read that post, it’s a great place to start. Abstraction is...
Unleash the Power of Packet Slicing and Time Stamping in your Network
In today’s environments with significant investment in security and monitoring tools, Garland Technology recognizes the need for a cost-effective solution that provides the flexibility and performance that networks today require. We have...
Network Visibility - The Rise of the Aggregation Layer
Sole reliance on SPAN ports for network visibility and monitoring has been on the decline for years. IT teams have realized the inherent limitations of SPAN ports and have shifted towards the traditional 3-tiered approach to network...
Aggregation in a High Density Fiber Network
High density networks can create infrastructure challenges related to figuring out how to ensure all network links are being analyzed by security and monitoring tools. This was the case with one major European telecommunications company....
Network Visibility Fabric Design - Focus on the Core
We’ve previously talked about the importance of the access layer, aggregation layer and edge to a well-designed network visibility fabric. Tapped traffic from the access layer flows to the aggregation layer, where it’s collected,...