Challenges Facing IT Professionals Flat Budgets: “More with Less” Lack of Skilled Resources Expansion, Mergers & Acquisitions SLA’s and Uptime Requirements Internal/External Security Threats

Datacom Systems Solutions Network TAPs Resource Sharing Switches Custom cables VERSAlink ™

Distributed System (limited visibility) NOC Major installations Agent/analyzer/probe Data center Agent/analyzer/probe Closet

What is a Resource Sharing Switch? What is a Resource Sharing Switch? A Physical Layer device that provides 1- 4 Network Management Tools Access from 4 to 64 Segments

Complete Network Visibility

How Can Resource Sharing Switches Help? Improve Return on Investment (ROI) of Tools Increase Network Visibility Improve Remote Troubleshooting Capabilities Increase Productivity Scalable to Meet the Future Open Architecture

Gigabit In-Line ROI Coverage needed for 8 Gigabit Segments Dedicated Network Tool: 8 Network $25K each $25K x 8 = $200K VS. 1 Network Tool and an 8 Channel Resource Sharing Switch: 1 Network Tool and 1 DSI 1x8 Gigabit Switch $25K + $22K = $47K $47K / 8 segments = $5,875 per network segment Savings = 77% or $153K

Maximizing ROI Reduce Equipment Expenditures –Save over 75% on network analysis tools while maintaining coverage Reduce Operating Costs –Save 85% on annual maintenance costs Increase Network Reliability –Greater coverage increases uptime

1.COM port Analyzer to Control 2.Monitor card to common 3.DSI switch out to up to 64 segments Ease of hookup

PERMAlink “Once in Never out” 100% passive & Totally fault tolerant In- line tap SIGNALdetect Signal strength & direction easily verified for install (no light meters) SHAREview 2 Network Devices for roving or switching 16 24X7 full time access points 2 devices per link (IDS & or Probes) DATACOM System Features

FlexibleUpgradeable & Fail Safe!!

CUSTOMlink CUSTOMlink ™ Customize Multimode and Single Mode Links in the Same Chassis –Use One Device to Analyze Both SM & MM Multimode Output to Network Tools Available in 4X8SY, 4X8SP+4SY and 4X16SP Models

SHAREview SHAREview ™ View Up to 4 Network Tools on the Same Link Simultaneously (in line only) –Connect Analyzers, IDS, and Probes to the same link Eliminate Contention for Tap Ports

Daisy-Chainable Grows with Your Network Needs Connect up to 4 Switches Together Expandable up to 64 Channels –Four 2X16 10/100MB switches daisy-chained together = 2 x 64

Datacom Switch Families LANswitch ™ WANswitch ™ 10/100 BaseT Token Ring Gigabit Optical VERSAlink V.35 (RS/V) T1/E1 DS3 OC3-OC192 POS Optical

Two Methods of Analysis In-line vs. SPAN In-line Complete 7 Layer OSI Stack Layer 1-2 Errors such as Runts, Fragments, & CRC Errors VLAN “Tags” Auto Negotiation Errors SPAN Layer 3–7 Internal Switch Conversations Possible over subscription of port = lost packets

VERSAlink ™ Application Switched Network Tools Dedicated 24X7 Network Tools

Gigabit SPAN Application

Gigabit In-Line Application

10/100MB SPAN Application

T1/E1 Application

RS/V WAN Application

100MB Full-Duplex In-Line Application

Intrusion Detection

We leverage a lot Acterna Agilent Anritsu AppDancer Apogee Comtest Consultronics Finisar Fluke Networks Klos Technologies NetScout NetTest Network Associates Network Instruments Niksun Radcom WildPackets And growing

Thanks Bob Hetz SCE/SCP Datacom Systems 9 Adler Drive Syracuse NY ext