We make it easy to access, monitor, and collect your Network Traffic. WHY TAP YOUR NETWORK? Presented by Chris Bihary, Director of Sales www.criticaltap.com

Agenda Introduction to Network Critical Customer Requirements & Challenges faced when providing access for Network Tools What is a TAP? Why Use a TAP? New TAP Technology

Introduction to Network Critical

Customer Requirements & Challenges faced when providing access for Network Tools

What is a TAP?

Why Use a TAP?

New TAP Technology

Who is Network Critical? Launched in 1997 Headquartered in Reading, England Started manufacturing CriticalTAP ™ hardware in 1999 Opened North American office 2005 Customer Driven Company Listen, Support, Deliver Engineering, Manufacturer and Marketing The Leader in TAP Technology Network Access Solutions Secure Fault Tolerant Hardware Approach Data Collection / Data Monitoring The only Enterprise Solution in the Marketplace

Launched in 1997

Headquartered in Reading, England

Started manufacturing CriticalTAP ™ hardware in 1999

Opened North American office 2005

Customer Driven Company

Listen, Support, Deliver

Engineering, Manufacturer and Marketing

The Leader in TAP Technology

Network Access Solutions

Secure Fault Tolerant Hardware Approach

Data Collection / Data Monitoring

The only Enterprise Solution in the Marketplace

Customer Requirements Enterprise Networks Require Network Tools Network Analyzers, Probes, Protocol Analyzers, Sniffers, Network Monitoring Tools Performance Monitoring / Bandwidth Management Systems Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems – IDS/IPS VoIP, Quality of Service (QoS), Monitoring, Recording Forensic Analysis Lawful Data Interception (CALEA) Reverse Proxy Solutions Application Analyzers Email/SPAM/URL/Content Filtering NEW NETWORK APPLIANCES & TOOLS ARE ON THE RISE!

Enterprise Networks Require Network Tools

Network Analyzers, Probes, Protocol Analyzers, Sniffers, Network Monitoring Tools

Performance Monitoring / Bandwidth Management Systems

Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems – IDS/IPS

VoIP, Quality of Service (QoS), Monitoring, Recording

Forensic Analysis

Lawful Data Interception (CALEA)

Reverse Proxy Solutions

Application Analyzers

Email/SPAM/URL/Content Filtering

NEW NETWORK APPLIANCES & TOOLS ARE ON THE RISE!

How do I connect my Network Tool? Brief History It’s simple, I need access to the data!

Brief History

How do I connect my Network Tool? How are Network Tools Deployed? SPAN or Mirrored Ports (switches) TAP – Test Access Port In-Line Appliances

How are Network Tools Deployed?

SPAN or Mirrored Ports (switches)

TAP – Test Access Port

In-Line Appliances

Mirrored Port or Cisco Term SPAN ( S witch P ort An alyzer) With SPAN, traffic from any port on the network switch can be mirrored or copied to another port, which is designated as the SPAN port. You can then connect the SPAN port to the Network Tool SPAN / Mirrored Switch Port Managed Ethernet Switch SPAN Port

Mirrored Port or Cisco Term SPAN ( S witch P ort An alyzer)

With SPAN, traffic from any port on the network switch can be mirrored or copied to another port, which is designated as the SPAN port. You can then connect the SPAN port to the Network Tool

Benefits Internal Switch Traffic Visible VLAN’s are Visible Limitations Contention for SPAN Ports Network Engineers, Security, VoIP, etc I have no SPAN Ports Available Monitoring device is missing packets due to port over-subscription Degraded network switch performance when monitoring a busy segment Cannot view physical layer 1 & 2 errors Full duplex monitoring is not available Requires re-configuration of the network switch Authorization Problems Switch Configuration Errors can cause major Network Problems SPAN / Mirrored Switch Port

Benefits

Internal Switch Traffic Visible

VLAN’s are Visible

Limitations

Contention for SPAN Ports

Network Engineers, Security, VoIP, etc

I have no SPAN Ports Available

Monitoring device is missing packets due to port over-subscription

Degraded network switch performance when monitoring a busy segment

Cannot view physical layer 1 & 2 errors

Full duplex monitoring is not available

Requires re-configuration of the network switch

Authorization Problems

Switch Configuration Errors can cause major Network Problems

What is a TAP? Test Access Port (TAP) Provides a copy of the traffic flowing between two (2) Network Devices Fail Safe Technology - 100% Network Availability even in an event of power loss 100 % Visibility of the Full Duplex Network Traffic including Layer 1 & Layer 2 Errors Sensor are 100% Isolated & Secure CriticalTAP is a layer 1 device – Easy to install & Manage Creates a Permanent Access Point for Network Tools

Test Access Port (TAP)

Provides a copy of the traffic flowing between two (2) Network Devices

Fail Safe Technology - 100% Network Availability even in an event of power loss

100 % Visibility of the Full Duplex Network Traffic including Layer 1 & Layer 2 Errors

Sensor are 100% Isolated & Secure

CriticalTAP is a layer 1 device – Easy to install & Manage

Creates a Permanent Access Point for Network Tools

What is a TAP? Provide Easy Network Access (hardware only solution) Eliminates the need for SPAN / Mirrored Ports Permanent 24/7/365 Access 10/100/1000 Copper, Fiber 100Base-FX, OC3 – OC192, Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, Fiber to Copper Gigabit TAPs

Provide Easy Network Access (hardware only solution)

Eliminates the need for SPAN / Mirrored Ports

Permanent 24/7/365 Access

10/100/1000 Copper, Fiber 100Base-FX, OC3 – OC192, Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, Fiber to Copper Gigabit TAPs

TAP Benefits Simple Layer 1 Passive Hardware Device Easy to Install Provides Permanent Access 100% Network Availability No Single Point of Failure 100% Visibility to Network Traffic Eliminate the need for a SPAN Port Cost effective Save $$$$, No Network Downtime Make your life easier when deploying & managing your Network Tools

Simple Layer 1 Passive Hardware Device

Easy to Install

Provides Permanent Access

100% Network Availability

No Single Point of Failure

100% Visibility to Network Traffic

Eliminate the need for a SPAN Port

Cost effective

Save $$$$, No Network Downtime

Make your life easier when deploying & managing your Network Tools

New CriticalTAP ™ Technology Combi (Aggregating) TAPs Many-to-One or One-to-Many TAPs V-Line (Virtually In-Line) TAPs

CriticalConneX ™ Modular Chassis CC1000 CriticalConneX Modular Chassis, 4 slots, Dual Power Supplies, 1U

CC1000

CriticalConneX Modular Chassis, 4 slots, Dual Power Supplies, 1U

Thank You for your Time! Any Questions contact Chris Bihary Director of Sales – North America 716-558-7280 office 716-558-7882 direct 716-628-9088 mobile [email_address] www.criticaltap.com

Any Questions contact

Chris Bihary

Director of Sales – North America

716-558-7280 office

716-558-7882 direct

716-628-9088 mobile

[email_address]

www.criticaltap.com