TAP Series
v1x1 10/100/1000 Copper TAP
Benefits
TAP Series
Easy plug and play installation
VSS Monitoring TAPs provide persistent, 100% failsafe access for passive network
monitoring, security, and forensics tools. When combined with VSS network packet
brokers, TAPs become a non-intrusive bridge between the physical network and a
visibility fabric. This TAP bridge enables scalable network visibility and performance,
as well as management infrastructure upgrades, without network downtime and lost
revenue.
Shields monitoring device from
intruders
2 TAPs in a single rack unit
Gigabit Copper TAPs
Features
LinkSafe and vAssure
for copper network reliability
and ensuring proper spanning
tree failover
TM
TM
Small footprint
Universal, dual, redundant power
supplies for global use
The v1x1 10/100/1000 Network TAP allows the uninterrupted pass-through of
full duplex data over standard UTP Category 5/6 copper network cable. Featuring
auto negotiating between 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1000Mbps this Tap will
duplicate the network signals (including any existing line errors) to the transmit-only
monitoring ports.
Multiple LEDs provide power status/link/activity indication for easy installation and
troubleshooting in the event of faulty network equipment or incorrect wiring.
vAssure For Gigabit copper Ethernet networks, vAssure provides minimal failover
(less than 150ms), and zero downtime. Gigabit copper taps, due to the Ethernet
standard, cannot be 100% passive – some amount of failover time will always apply.
However, VSS Monitoring’s proprietary technology for Gigabit copper reduces
v1x1 10/100/1000 Copper TAP
Network Ports
Power
A
B
Activity A
Activity B
LinkSafe
Error
Link Speed A
Link Speed A
Link Speed B
Link Speed B
Monitoring Ports
1
AB
2
AB
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Product Brief: v1x1 10/100/1000 Copper TAPs
normal failover time (300ms-3s) to 30-150ms, which registers as
merely noise on the wire, resulting in no link loss or spanning
tree reconfiguration. The Spanning Tree Protocol was designed
to route with redundant links, but minor link outages (like those
caused by non-VSS taps) can cause Spanning Tree Protocol to
converge and rediscover local devices. The convergence time can
be several minutes long. A minor outage of a single link can cause
a major outage. This virtually seamless failover is achieved out-ofthe-box, without any configuration required of the end user.
LinkSafeTM VSS Monitoring’s LinkSafe feature enables copper link
failures to be observed by network elements on both sides of the
TAP, thereby enabling routers and switches to execute redundancy
whenever such failures occur. With other vendors’ TAPs, when a
link drops, the TAP becomes a point of failure by not making the
network element (on the TAP’s opposite side) aware of the dropped
link. The effect of this is that the TAP continues to accept incoming
packets on one side despite not being able to forward the packets
to their destination.
LinkSafe removes the point of failure by communicating any occurrence of failure to the TAP’s opposite link that, in turn, enables both
network elements to reroute packets through redundant ports. Once
a link failure has occurred, the TAP continues to sense both links
so as to reestablish the primary connection when the links become
available again. VSS monitoring is the proud manufacturer of the
World’s first truly fail-safe Gigabit Copper TAP.
Technical Specifications
Mechanical
Unit Type:
V1.1C.C-F
Network Ports:
(x2) RJ45, 8-pin connectors
Monitor Ports:
(x2) RJ45, 8-pin connectors
Copper Cable Type
CAT5
Total Weight:
2.5 lb. / 1.3 kg.
Size:
8.25”(w) x 7.5”(d) x 1.75”(h) / (209mm x 190mm x 44mm)
Environmental
Temperature:
0 – 55 degrees C (operating ); -20 – 100 degrees C (storage)
Humidity:
5% – 95%, non-condensing
Data
Rates:
10/100/1000 Mbps
Types:
Ethernet, 10Base-T, 100Base-T, 1000Base-T, VoIP
Propagation Delay
Link Distance Supported:
100m
Network to Network:
10Base-T < 5.4 μs, 100Base-T < 616 ns, 1000Base-T <340 ns
Network to Monitor:
10Base-T < 1.3 ms, 100Base-T < 130 μs, 1000Base-T < 14 μs
Power
DC Input
+5V, 1.9A
DC mains
-40 to -60V, 10W
AC mains:
90 to 264V, 10W
For more information please contact us at info@vssmonitoring.com
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network switching and the broad ecosystem of network analytics, security, and monitoring tools.
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