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taps for single (1:1) monitoring
taps for multiple (1:n) monitoring
taps for high density configurations
aggregation (n:1) taps
filter taps
injection taps
converter taps
tap switches (including span switches)
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basic tap theory
single (1:1) port monitoring
high density (1:1) monitoring
multiple (1:n) monitoring
aggregation (n:1) port monitoring
tap switch/matrix switch
data injection/active response taps
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Injection / Active Response Taps
10/100 1x3 SNMP Injection Tap
10/100 1x3 SNMP Injection Tap
Network Tap group: Copper Taps
The diagram shows the 1x3 Injection Tap in its normal state of operation. Firstly it enables fail safe monitoring and data regeneration to 3 devices whereby ports 2 and 3 aggregate the monitored traffic. Then once an intruder is detected the connected IPS can immediately respond by injecting a corrective bit pattern of any standard Ethernet packet format through the Tap and back to the network source without disruption.

The 10/100 1x3 Remotely Managed Injection Tap combines the features of the 1X3 Aggregation Tap with an injection port that enables a user to transmit or inject packets back into the network being monitored thereby enabling a unique and secure 64MB network access solution for Intrusion Prevention systems.

Allowing the fail-safe pass through of a duplex network over standard UTP cable, the Injection Tap serves first to make exact copies of the network traffic, reclock the data and then transmit the copied data to two aggregation and one non aggregation monitoring ports. An injection port enables any non-jumbo Ethernet packet (such as a TCP reset) or even a lengthy packet stream to be sent back to the network.

VSS monitoring’s remotely managed Injection Tap is made further unique by enabling control via the serial and Ethernet ports. Management interfaces include the serial and telnet consoles, any web browser and any SNMP manager. No proprietary software is required. Controlling the Tap remotely enables the injection port to be opened / closed by any remote IPS or console thereby ensuring the user need not visit the Tap to open/close the port and can thereby maintain the Tap’s stealth advantages when injecting data.

The Tap’s status indicators including power status, link, activity, speed, any possible buffer overflow and data injection can all be read from the user interface.

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An Injection Tap may also be known as an Active Response Tap

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