Hybrid TAP & Packet Broker | SmartNA

Network Critical’s SmartNA™ Network TAP & Packet Broker solution ensures transparent visibility for network traffic monitoring tools while protecting sensitive data through a well-established and reliable architecture. The system’s scalability ranges from 1 to 2RU in size.

The robust 1Gbps chassis backplane empowers the distribution and filtering of duplicated traffic among ethernet TAP modules without encountering any constraints on data throughput. Management of the SmartNA™ system is facilitated by Network Critical’s user-friendly web GUI interface, simplifying both deployment and change management tasks, ensuring accuracy. The GUI offers advanced functionalities like aggregation, filtering, and port mapping.

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Key Features

Powerful 10/100/1000 modular TAP & Packet Broker; with custom access solutions for any network
Basic tapping, aggregation and/or advanced packet header filtering
Passive fiber optic Gigabit TAP modules
Secure Command-Line and Graphical User Interfaces for fast, error-free user configuration
Hot-swap TAP modules for easy re-configuration and expansion to meet evolving network demands

Benefits

Compatible with all major manufacturers’ monitoring tools, including protocol analyzers, probes, and IDS
Maximise visibility and increase efficiency for connected monitoring and security tools
Zero point of failure and no latency
Ease of use traffic mapping
Flexible provision new tools quickly and easily

“Network Critical’s solutions complement HSBC’s environment perfectly – combining the zero latency with modular functionality and features to maximise their network performance reporting. This resulted in HSBC being able to continue to provide to their customers with first class service while ensuring security and efficiency.”

– Senior Technical Consultant

SUCCESS STORY

SmartNA™ Network Packet Broker

10/100/1000 Hybrid Visibility Solution

The SmartNA™ chassis offers multiple modular slots to integrate a wide variety of ethernet TAP modules that safely connect tools while protecting network reliability and availability. The full range of hot-swappable TAP modules offer user-definable port options including fail-safe Copper, Bypass, Single-Mode Fiber (SMF), Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF) and SFP which allow businesses to meet their rapidly evolving network monitoring demands. The powerful 1Gbps chassis backplane allows copied traffic to be shared and filtered between the TAP modules without any throughput limitations.

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