Compare The Products
Including TAPs, Hybrid TAPs and Packet Brokers
Finding the right network tool
With many variations of ethernet TAPs and Packet Brokers, including the hybrids, choosing the right tool for your network can be difficult. That's why we've put together this easy-to-use comparison chart, so you can see exactly what you're getting.
Our solutions can meet all of your network monitoring and security systems needs with complete, uncompromising visibility into your network. Upon installing our network tools, you will experience an enhanced performance in your existing network which, in turn, increases your ROI. This helps to keep up with ever-growing network complexity and speed, while gaining the insight needed to better detect and contain breaches, and achieve a rapid recovery.
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SmartNA-XL™
SmartNA-PortPlus™
SmartNA-PortPlus HyperCore™
Featuring the Drag-n-Vu™ Management System
SmartNA™
Portable
SmartNA™
Dimensions
Height in Rack Units
1RU
1 to 2RU
1RU
1RU
2RU
3RU
4RU
5RU
1RU1
Width
4"
19"
19"
19"
19"
19"
19"
19"
19"
Modular Design
AC Redundant Power Supply (Hot Swappable)
✓
-
✓
✓
✓
✓
-
✓
-
✓
-
-
-
✓
✓
✓
-
✓
DC Redundant Power Supply (Hot Swappable)
-
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Hot Swappable
Cooling Fans
-
-
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Throughput
Maximum Visibility2
8Gbps
32Gbps
480Gbps
3.6Tbs
3.6Tbs
3.6Tbs
3.6Tbs
3.6Tbs
25.6Tbps
✓
Max Interfaces
Physical Interfaces
4
17
2 x QSFP
20 x SFP+3
8 x QSFP
48 x SFP28
12 x QSFP
96 x SFP28
18 x QSFP
128 x SFP28
24 x QSFP
160 x SFP28
30 x QSFP
192 x SFP28
32 x QSFP-DD
2 x SFP+
Max no. of 1Gb Ports
Max no. of 10Gb Ports
Max no. of 25Gb Ports
Max no. of 40Gb Ports
Max no. of 50Gb Ports
Max no. of 100Gb Ports
Max no. of 200Gb Ports
Max no. of 400Gb Ports
4
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-
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17
-
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-
-
-
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20
20
-
2
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-
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-
48
96
128
160
192
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48
48
96
48
8
2
128
32
2
160
16
2
192
224
-
224
2
644
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8
-
2
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2
2
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2
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2245
644,6
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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644
32
Port Interface Type
10/100/1000BASE-T Copper Port
✓
✓
✓
-
-
-
-
-
-
1Gb SFP Port
10Gb SFP+ Port
25Gb SFP28 Port
40Gb QSFP+ Port
100Gb QSFP28 Port
200Gb QSFP28 Port
400Gb QSFP56-DD Port
10/100/1000BASE-T Copper TAP
1Gb/10Gb Fiber TAP
✓
-
✓
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
-
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
-
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-
✓
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
✓
-
-
✓
1Gb
1Gb/10Gb
Integrated TAPs
1G Optical
1G Bypass Copper
1G Bypass Optical
10G Bypass Optical7
✓
✓
✓
-
✓
✓
✓
-
✓
✓
✓
✓
-
-
-
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-
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Functions and Features
10/100/1000BASE-T Copper Physical Bypass Protection
✓
✓
✓
-
-
-
-
-
-
1Gb Fiber Active Bypass Protection
10Gb Fiber Active Bypass Protection8
User Defined Bit-level Filtering
Traffic Aggregation
Traffic Distribution
FCC/CE Certified
✓
-
-
✓
✓
✓
✓
-
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✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Drag-n-Vu™ Applications and Features
Layer 2-4 Packet Filtering
Application Session Filtering
Persistent Load Balancing
Dynamic Load Balancing
Static Load Balancing
Header Stripping
Tunneling/
De-Tunneling
Packet Slicing
Payload Masking
Source Port Labeling
-
-
-
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-
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-
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✓
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✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Management
RESTful API
Role Based User Accounts
Multiple Levels of User Account
-
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SNMP Traps
Event Monitoring and Alarm Generation
-
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Link Status Trap
Traffic Statistic/Counter in Each Port
-
-
WebUI (HTML5) for System Access
CLI Configuration and Management
GUI Configuration and Management
-
-
✓
SNMP v2c & 3 Support
-
Authentication & Authorisation TACACS+
-
-
-
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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The Footnotes
1 All SmartNA-PortPlus HyperCore (SNA-PP HC) products are scalable to 5RU, using 4 SmartNA-PortPlus (SNA-PP) units.
2 These throughputs are bi-directional
3 Numbers show maximum physical interface, but these cannot be used all together at once.
4 SR4/LR4/KR4 - ports that are using four lanes
5 SR/LR/KR - ports that are using one lane
6 SR2/LR2/KR2 - ports that are using two lanes. When SNA-PP HC functions on two lanes the max number of 100Gb Ports becomes 128.
7 This is with the 10G V-Line Module
8 Also available in 40G and 100G
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