Garland, TX (PRWEB) December 19, 2013 -- Garland Technology LLC, as it continues its expansion overseas, is also forging into new territory with the launch of a new passive TAP. The 40Gigabit-SR4 fiber network TAP eliminates the need for SPAN Ports by allowing 100% real network access with no downtime. As a result, users simply have to install the TAP once for complete visibility, and never have to upgrade the network solution unless new fiber types are desired.
One of the main benefits to this latest TAP is theelimination of SPAN Ports for monitoring a 40Gigabit network, which have limitations to network security systems and network performance monitoring. In particular, SPAN ports may drop data packets if over-subscribed, often come with limited memory capabilities, drop errored frames, and can be easily misconfigured during the initial installation. On the other hand, Garland Technology’s new passive 40Gigabit-SR4 fiber network TAP provides real access to 100% of the network’s traffic up to 80 gigabits.
In addition, the passive fiber network TAP does not require an IP address or Mac address, which is a main deterrent to hackers that highly rely on such non-secure data. Key features of the TAP include MPO-MTP fiber connections, multi-mode 50micron OM3 and OM4, standard split or custom split ratios, and easy installation of plug and play features.
Garland Technology is also proud to stand by the quality of its products, all of which are made in the USA. Every TAP is tested and certified, and the manufacturing process is highly scrutinized and monitored to ensure each product.
“The 40Gigabit-SR4 is a great product,” Jerry Dillard, CTO, said. “Garland uses the highest grade optical components to prevent degradation to the light and to minimize losses - insuring the optical receiver has a clean signal. Since a lot of our customers are moving from 10G to 40G, we were happy to provide this alternative to the less-effective SPAN ports.”
The Buffalo, NY- and Garland, TX-based Garland Technology also works with technology partners and resellers to combine and bundle its products with network security, network monitoring, application performance monitoring, lawful interception configurations for a complete solution.
For ordering information, or to learn more about the new passive 40Gigabit-SR4 fiber network TAP, visit http://www.garlandtechnology.com.
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.