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Garland Technology Introduces TAP-IT Channel Partner Portal

October 2, 2018

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2018 -  Garland Technology, a leading provider of network and test access solutions, who has formed successful collaborations with innovative and global organizations to make their products more useful by integrating with related tools and services, today introduces, the Garland Technology TAP-IT Channel Partner program and portal to North America. The portal is designed to advance the foundational business drivers that accelerate sales processes, productivity, and potential revenue for partners and joint customers.

CNI Sales, Inc., Sales Executive, Tim Kcehowski, shares, "CNI is excited about our partnership with Garland Technology. The versatility Garland's TAP solutions offer for copper and fiber networks ranging from 10/100/1000M to 100G, meets and exceeds CNI clients expectations. It is nice to have a one stop shop for all of our tapping needs."

Garland Technology's TAP-IT Partner Program is intended to harness the power of custom-designed resources and learning paths, making it easier for its network of resellers and technology partners to work with the Garland Technology team and maximize the value of their relationship. The Garland Technology TAP-IT Partner Portal is available to all North American members of the partner program, and is designed to simplify the access to useful information and resources and accelerate the partnership opportunity with Garland Technology.

"We believe our new partner initiative and portal will redefine the partner ecosystem we are building and enhance our relationships as we work towards growing a strong network that is an asset to both our partners and customers," said Chris Bihary, CEO / Co-Founder, Garland Technology. "We remain dedicated to working with the world's leading enterprise organizations, enabling them to deliver measurable value to the markets they serve by delivering targeted resources."

Find out more about the Garland Technology TAP-IT Channel Partner program and portal: https://www.garlandtechnology.com/reseller-partners

Full press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/garland-technology-introduces-tap-it-channel-partner-portal-300722175.html?tc=eml_cleartime

 

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Heartbeats Packets Inside the Bypass TAP

If the inline security tool goes off-line, the TAP will bypass the tool and automatically keep the link flowing. The Bypass TAP does this by sending heartbeat packets to the inline security tool. As long as the inline security tool is on-line, the heartbeat packets will be returned to the TAP, and the link traffic will continue to flow through the inline security tool.

If the heartbeat packets are not returned to the TAP (indicating that the inline security tool has gone off-line), the TAP will automatically 'bypass' the inline security tool and keep the link traffic flowing. The TAP also removes the heartbeat packets before sending the network traffic back onto the critical link.

While the TAP is in bypass mode, it continues to send heartbeat packets out to the inline security tool so that once the tool is back on-line, it will begin returning the heartbeat packets back to the TAP indicating that the tool is ready to go back to work. The TAP will then direct the network traffic back through the inline security tool along with the heartbeat packets placing the tool back inline.

Some of you may have noticed a flaw in the logic behind this solution!  You say, “What if the TAP should fail because it is also in-line? Then the link will also fail!” The TAP would now be considered a point of failure. That is a good catch – but in our blog on Bypass vs. Failsafe, I explained that if a TAP were to fail or lose power, it must provide failsafe protection to the link it is attached to. So our network TAP will go into Failsafe mode keeping the link flowing.

Glossary

  1. Single point of failure: a risk to an IT network if one part of the system brings down a larger part of the entire system.

  2. Heartbeat packet: a soft detection technology that monitors the health of inline appliances. Read the heartbeat packet blog here.

  3. Critical link: the connection between two or more network devices or appliances that if the connection fails then the network is disrupted.

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