Fault-Tolerant Network Taps

Fault-tolerant, single or multi-port full-duplex taps maximize visibility and minimize link downtime on switched LANs and SANs. Finisar Taps provide access to all network traffic from both sides of a full-duplex link at line rate.



Completely invisible and non-intrusive to the network, taps allow for monitoring, capturing, analyzing of physical errors, timing errors and client-server interactions.



Finisar Taps are available in many different platforms, from single - to multi-port, copper or fiber .How a tap works- -Single port tap between a switch, host and a Finisar Network Analyzer.



Mission-critical or business-critical links need very low Mean Time To Repair. Having pre-installed taps in these links, IT engineers will be able to rapidly troubleshoot occasional anomalies and other problems.

Core or Backbone Links with high bandwidth utilization again should be pre-tapped to allow probes and monitors to be installed, moved and removed without breaking the links.

Intrusion Detection Monitoring , the link supporting the firewall offers a perfect place for a tap to provide a dependable and complete data stream to the Intrusion Detection System. These systems depend on complete data streams to recognize intruder patterns.

Voice over IP quality measurement demands accurate jitter and drop rate measurements. Taps allow this, but mirror ports change the jitter value and artificially inflate the drop rate.



Since 1997, Gillaspy Associates has built a solid reputation for developing strong relationships with our customers by providing quality solutions and ongoing support.

Downloads

Shadow Tap Data Sheet


Training Courses

Gillaspy currently offers the following training courses:

SAS

ML270 - Serial Attached SCSI Architecture & Instrumentation

Fibre Channel

ML250 - Fibre Channel Systems Architecture & Instrumentation

ML350 - In-depth Fibre Channel Analysis

iSCSI

ML280 - iSCSI Architecture and Instrumentation

FCIP

ML240 - Introduction to Fibre Channel Over IP (FCIP)

MCE: Medusa Certified Engineer

MC100 - Xgig Analyzer

MC125 - NetWisdom SAN Performance Monitoring System

SATA

Serial ATA Architecture

IO Bus

PCI™ Architecture
PCI™ Overview
PCI-X™ Architecture
PCI-X™ Overview
PCI Express ™ Architecture
PCI-Express™ Overview
Intel Pentium 4/m/Xeon
USB Architecture (Core Topics)
USB Architecture (LS/FS Only)
USB Architecture (HS Only)

Contact Gillaspy Assocates at 805-987-1959 to schedule an on-site class.