Network taps can function as an access port for any monitoring device used to collect in-line data, including intrusion detection, protocol analysis, denial of service and remote monitoring tools.

Network test access ports were developed as portable diagnostic tools to gain temporary, out-of-band, nonintrusive access to traffic between two network devices. Today, TAPs are available for ...

Too often, solution providers get a frantic call from their customers with problems—sluggish performance, lost packets, misdirected traffic—with no effective troubleshooting mechanisms in ...