Network Visibility by Cubro

Cubro Network TAP (Test Access Point) – Copper / Optical

A network TAP (Test Access Point) is a hardware device used at a specific point in the network to monitor data transmission. Generally, there are two types of TAPs, copper or optical.

• The Cubro 10/100/1000 Copper TAP allows the uninterrupted passage of full duplex data over standard Category 5/6 copper network cable. Featuring auto negotiating between 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1000Mbps, this TAP duplicates the network signals, including any existing physical errors to the transmit-only monitoring ports. The Cubro Copper TAP supports fast link recovery to ensure the fastest possible time to re-establish a link after a power down. This time is also related to the link partners and fully predictable. This Copper TAP also allows to look at the physical details and change some parameters for a faster recovery.
• Cubros optical TAP gives you real-time monitoring access to a physical optical data link without interfering it. Due to the fact that the optical TAP is fully passive (no power supply needed) it is no risk to put it in an active link. The unit is equipped with standard LC adapter and is available as single mode (1310/1550nm) or multi mode (850/1300nm) version. Due to the full transparency you can use our optical TAPs for all protocols or data rates up to 100 Gbit.

The Cubro Omnia Series

• Omnia is a multi-function network appliance perfect for SMBs, branch offices and remote deployments. With built-in, passive tapping capability, 10G interfaces, on-board storage, and a diverse set of software options to choose from, it is a device capable of addressing a multitude of network and security challenges. By pairing a unique hardware feature-set with functions from Cubro’s Packetmaster, Sessionmaster, and Appmaster feature stacks, Omnia can take on the roles of an Aggregation TAP, Advanced Network Packet Broker, DPI Probe, Capture appliance and more. Omnia is an affordable, high-performance, customizable network appliance with an unique design and flexible feature set.

Cubro Network Packet Broker (NPB)

• The Packetmaster is a high performance network packet broker that aggregates, filters, duplicates, load balances network traffic to security, monitoring and management tools. The Packetmaster supports OSI Layer 2, Layer 3 and Layer 4 header modifications including stripping, adding, and modifying VLAN tags, MPLS labels, MAC addresses, IP addresses and Port numbers. It can function as a GRE/VXLAN tunnel endpoint, generate standard-conform sFlow information of the incoming traffic and much more.

Customers prefer Cubro’s solution for a variety of operational and business reasons:

• complete network visibility through innovative technology
• removal of “blind spots” from all network environments to provide uninterrupted service and improved performance
• controlled distribution of traffic to the security tool for increased efficiency, improved monitoring and security posture
• low maintenance costs
• low purchase price
• reduced monitoring costs and increased ROI
• excellent technical support