Packet switch and method of use

摘要

A packet switch device for providing visibility of traffic in a network includes a housing, a processing unit located in the housing, a first network port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the first network port is configured to communicate with the network, a second network port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the second network port is configured to communicate with the network, and at least one instrument port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, the at least one instrument port configured to communicate with a first network monitoring instrument, wherein the processing unit is configured to support a movement of packets from one or both of the first and second network ports to the at least one instrument port.

主权项

1. A packet switch device for providing visibility of traffic in a network, comprising:
a housing; a processing unit located in the housing; a first network port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the first network port is configured to communicate with the network; a second network port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the second network port is configured to communicate with the network; at least one instrument port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, the at least one instrument port configured to communicate with a first network monitoring instrument; wherein the processing unit is configured to support a predetermined movement of packets from one or both of the first and second network ports to the at least one instrument port; and wherein the network is configured to transmit network traffic from a first node to a second node, the second node being an intended recipient of the network traffic transmitted from the first node, and wherein the packet switch device is not a part of the network, and wherein the packet switch device is configured to receive a copy of the network traffic from tapping the network for processing by the processing unit.