SmartNetworkAccessSystem

VirtuallyInline(Bypass)TAPSolutions

TheSmartNetworkAccessSystemfromNetworkCriticalallowsyoutodeployall of
yourappliancesriskfreeinyournetworkinfrastructurewhileensuringcomplete
visibilityofalltrafficflowingonyournetwork.
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VirtuallyInline(Bypass)TAPSolutions
SupportsThree(3)TAPModes

ConfigureTAPModulein3differentTAPmodeswithoutlosingLink

VLine(ByPass)TAPMode
V-Line (Bypass) Mode

V-Line
TAP

Firewall

Switch

VLINETAPMODE
Providestheabilitytoinstall
InLineApplianceswithnoRISK
ofnetworkdowntime

Network
Appliance

AggregatingTAPMode

BreakoutTAPMode

AGGREGATINGTAPMODE
Uniquepacketslicingfeature
Passesallphysicallayererrors.
Supportspacketinjection

BREAKOUTTAPMODE
ChangebetweenAggregation
TAPMode,BreakoutTAPmode,
andVLineTAPModewithout
breakingthelink

TheSmartWaytoGainAccesstoyourNetwork
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VirtuallyInline(Bypass)TAPSolutions

VLineTAPModuleFeatures:

Simple,secure,configurableandflexible
EmploysNetworkCriticalsFailSafeTechnology
Canbeconfiguredinto3availableTAPmodes:
o VLineTAP
o BreakoutTAP
o AggregatingTAP
Abletoswitchbetweenall3TAPmodeswithoutlosingnetworklink
Supportsjumboframesupto16,383byteswithCRC
Passesallphysicallayererrors
InvisibletothenetworknoIPaddressorMACaddress
ExclusiveVLine(Bypass)designprovidesnolinklosswhentheTAPconvertsintoByPassmode
ExclusiveVLine(Bypass)designprovidesbidirectionalheartbeatsthatguaranteetheabilityto
recognizewhentheInLineAppliancehasfailed.
o Ourcompetitiononlysupportsunidirectionalheartbeats.
AggregationModesupportsPacketSlicingonthemonitoringports.Packetslicinglimitsthepacket
sizebeingreplicatedoutthemonitoringportswitharecalculatedCRC(cansliceupto4095bytes).
AggregationModesupportsPacketInjection(PI)/BiDirectionalTrafficFlow

Eliminatetherisksofinstallingyourapplianceinline.
InstallitVirtuallyInlineinstead!
RisksofInstallinganApplianceInLine

UseaVLineTAPinstead!

Networkdowntimecanoccurwhenmaintenance ByinstallingaVLineTAP,youcandomaintenanceon
andupgradesareperformedontheappliance.
yourappliancewithouttakingdownthenetwork.
VLine(bypass)technologywillbypasstheInline
Whenpowerislosttotheinlineappliance,the
AppliancewithoutlosinglinkwhenInLineAppliance
networkwillgodown.
losespower
Inlineappliancescanblockormodifytrafficin
VLineTAPsarecompletelypassiveandwillnotblock
thenetworkdatastream.
ormodifytraffic.
Inlineappliancescancauseunpredictable
VLineTAPsareanallhardwaresolutioneliminating
operationsasexperiencedwithstacked
theunpredictabilityofsoftwareinstalledinlineinyour
OS/SoftwareSystems.
network.

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VirtuallyInline(Bypass)TAPSolutions

HowdoVLineTAPswork?
WhatisBypassMode?

WhenaVLineTAPisinstalledinplaceofaninlineappliance,theVLineTAPisabletocontinuallycheckthestatusof

theapplianceandifitisonline,willdirecttrafficthroughit.Iftheappliancegoesofflineforanyreason,theVLine

TAPwillautomaticallybypasstheapplianceanddirecttrafficstraightthroughtothenetwork.Whentheappliance
comesbackonline,trafficisonceagaindirectedthroughtheappliance.

HowdoestheTAPdetectiftheapplianceisonline?
Heartbeatpacketsareinjectedintothetrafficstreamandaredirectedtothemonitoringdeviceat15Heartbeat
packetspersecond.Ifthe15HeartbeatpacketsarenotdetectedwhenthetrafficispassedbackthroughtheVLine
TAPontheirwaybacktothenetwork,theTAPentersBypassmodeandbypassestheappliance.Heartbeatpackets
areNEVERsentontothelivenetwork.

VLine(Bypass)TAP

VLine(Bypass)TAP

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VirtuallyInline(Bypass)TAPSolutions
CarrierGradeChassisDesigns

NetworkCriticalsinnovativehighdensity,carriergradechassisdesignsmaketheSmartNetworkAccess
SystemtheonlyAccessSolutionyouwilleverneed.

PortableChassis

Features

1UChassis

2UChassis

Builtinmanagementport
Controlmoduleavailable
DualACpowersupplies
available
DualDCpowersupplies
available
Localorremote
configuration

SupportsCopperModules

SupportsFiberModules
Aggregatingand
RegeneratingBackplane
#ofmoduleslots
#ofexpansionslots
SizeDimensions(WxHx
D)
Weight
OperatingTemperature
OperatingRelative
Humidity
StorageTemperature
Voltage(AC/DC)

1
0
5.8inx1.8inx7.5in/14.7cmx
4.6cmx19.1cm
1.4lbs/0.6kg
+32Fto+104F/0Cto+40C

4
1
17.33inx1.73inx12.44in/44.05
cmx4.4cmx31.63cm
7.0lbs/3.2kg
+32Fto+104F/0Cto+40C

12
3
17.33inx3.46inx12.44in/
44.02cmx8.80cmx31.60cm
8.7lbs/3.9kg
+32Fto+104F/0Cto+40C

90%noncondensing

90%noncondensing

90%noncondensing

4Cto+158F/20Cto+70C
85V264VAC/7V60VDC

Current(nominal)

1.25@12VDC

Max.PowerConsumption
MeanTimeBetween
Failures(MTBF)

7Watts

4Cto+158F/20Cto+70C
4Cto+158F/20Cto+70C
85V264VAC/36V72VDC
85V264VAC/36V72VDC
.22A@230VAC/0.44A@110VAC 6A@115VAC/3A@230VAC
/1.5A@50VDC
/1.5A@50VDC
50Watts
100Watts

465,000+hours

465,000+hours

465,000+hours

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VirtuallyInline(Bypass)TAPSolutions
TheGreenerSolutionforYourDataCenter

CompareNetworkCriticalsDataCenterSolutionwiththeCompetitions
Portable/StandaloneSolutions

NetworkCriticalsSolution
Competitions Solution

4VLineTAPs
4VLineTAPs
o Takesup1Uofrackspace
o Takesup2Uofrackspace

o Uses(2)ACorDCpower
supplies
o Requires(1)IPaddress
connectionfor
managementand
configuration
o Hotswappablemodules

o Uses(8)externalpower
supplies
o Requires(4)IPaddressesand
(4)switchportsfor
managementand
configuration
o Fixedproductwithno
flexibility

12VLineTAPs
o Takesup2Uofrackspace
o Uses(2)ACorDCswitch
stylepowersupplies
o Requires(1)IPaddress
formanagementand
configuration
o Hotswappablemodules

12VLineTAPs
o Takesup6Uofrackspace
o Uses(24)externalpower
supplies
o Requires(12)IPaddresses
and(12)switchportsfor
managementand
configuration
o Fixedproductwithno
flexibility

NetworkCriticalsDataCenterSolutionssaveyou:

Money
Energy
RackSpace
IPAddresses

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VirtuallyInline(Bypass)TAPSolutions
OrderingInformation

SNAC0AC

PortableModularChassis,1HotSwappablemoduleslot,DualACpowersupplies

SNAC0DC

PortableModularChassis,1HotSwappablemoduleslot,DualDCpowersupplies

SNAC1AC

1UModularChassis,4HotSwappablemoduleslots,1expansionslot,AggregatingandRegenerating
Backplane,DualACpowersupplies

SNAC1DC

1UModularChassis,4HotSwappablemoduleslots,1expansionslot,AggregatingandRegenerating
Backplane,DualDCpowersupplies

SNAC2AC

2UModularChassis,12HotSwappablemoduleslots,3expansionslot,DualACpowersupplies

SNAC2DC

2UModularChassis,12HotSwappablemoduleslots,3expansionslot,DualDCpowersupplies

SNAMRJRJV

SNAMRJSFV

SNAMMSSFV

SNAMMSRJV

SNAMSSSFV

10/100/1000CopperRJ45VLine(Bypass), BreakoutandAggregatingTAPModulewith(2)10/100/1000
CopperRJ45programmableBidirectionalMonitorPorts
10/100/1000CopperRJ45VLine(Bypass), Breakout, andAggregatingTAPModuleand(2)GigabitSFP
MonitoringPorts
MultimodeGigabitFiber(1000BaseSX)VLine(Bypass), Breakout,andAggregatingTAP Modulewithtwo(2)
GigabitSFPMonitorPorts
MultiModeGigabitFiber(1000BaseSX)VLine(Bypass),Breakout,andAggregatingTAPModulewith(2)
CopperGigabitMonitoringPorts
SingleModeGigabitFiber(1000BaseSX/LH)VLine(Bypass),Breakout,andAggregatingTAPModulewithtwo
(2)SFPCageMonitoringPorts

SNAMSSRJV

SingleModeGigabitFiber(1000BaseSX/LH)VLine(Bypass),Breakout,andAggregatingTAPModulewithtwo
(2)RJ45CopperGigabitMonitoringPorts

SNAERJ6

BackplaneControl&SecurityModulewith1 RJ45CopperManagementPort&1RJ45CopperMonitoring
Port

SNAESF6

BackplaneControl&SecurityModulewith1SFPCageManagementPort&1SFPCageMonitoringPort

SFPTX

1000BaseTXCopperGigabitSFPRJ45Connector

SFPSX

1000BaseSXMultimodeGigabitFiber850nmSPFLCConnector

SFPLX

1000BaseLXSinglemodeGigabitFiber1310nmSFPLCConnector

SFPZX

1000BaseZXSingleModeGigabitFiber1550nmLCConnector

CC1U3

Rackmountplateholds3PortableChassis

TolearnmoreabouttheSmartNetworkAccessSystem,
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