December 4, 2013
Garland, TX (PRWEB) December 04, 2013 -- Garland Technology LLC, the Buffalo, NY and Garland, TX-based TAP manufacturer, has released a new model of fiber TAP with a highest density in the market. The 1U chassis can hold up to 56 TAPs with LC connectors, giving enterprise networks the visibility they need.
“This TAP is the perfect long term solution for organizations with evolving needs,” said Chris Bihary, CEO and Co-founder of Garland Technology. “This is the highest density fiber TAP available on the market, granting 56 TAPs in a single 1U chassis. The 28/56, like all of our TAPs, is passive with zero network interruption. It can help any organization gain the network visibility they need to control, manage, and secure their network.”
The model can support over 10 Terabits per second of traffic while using up only 1U of rack space. Other products boast 20-something TAPs per 1U chassis, but Garland Technology has outdone its competitors with this ultra-high density model.
CTO and Co-founder Jerry Dillard added that he understands the variation in customer needs. “We knew from the start that we needed to develop a high density solution with flexibility in mind,” Dillard said. “We have to meet the different network sizes, speeds and specs of our customers.” He continued, “As usual we placed a great emphasis on quality and reliability.”
To be able to cater to different needs, the model supports 1G, 10G, 40G, and 100G networks using multi-mode and single mode fiber.
The 28/56 Fiber TAP offers access to your network for:
The product is already proven in the market by several Banking/Financial, Telecommunication, and Mobile Carriers customers. These TAPs have been tested, certified, and installed in a Major US Banking customer, a large US Telecommunication company, and a large mobile carrier in Canada. These customers have chosen to deploy Garland Technology’s high density TAPs for unique design features:
Learn more about the Garland Fiber network TAPs!
About Garland Technology
Garland Technology guarantees precise data monitoring capabilities for enterprise networks with no added point of failure. Garland's line of Test Access Points (TAPs) are the foundation to all network monitoring by delivering access to all data for security, network visualization, network performance monitoring, forensics, deep packet capture, data leakage, and compliance.
Garland Technology’s full line of Network, Aggregation, Bypass, and Regenerating TAPs, as well as the Filtering Aggregation Load Balancing (FAB) product line, is the leading Network Access Solution. Garland's Network Access Products are available for 10/100/1000, 1 Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, 40 Gigabit, and 100 Gigabit local and wide area networks.
For more information, visit http://www.garlandtechnology.com.
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.
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.
Heartbeat packet: a soft detection technology that monitors the health of inline appliances. Read the heartbeat packet blog here.
Critical link: the connection between two or more network devices or appliances that if the connection fails then the network is disrupted.