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Optimized Security Combined with Maximum Traffic VisibilityDeployment of McAfee Network Security Platform products with Net Optics Taps and Regeneration Taps solves the key challenge of enabling multi-device monitoring of a single network link. Easy deployment of multiple security tools, now and in the future, without creating link or team contention enables quicker problem response and resolution.

Net Optics Delivers Unmatched Traffic Visibility

The passive Net Optics Tap provides a permanent in-line access port to monitor all full duplex traffic without data stream interference. The Net Optics Tap, when combined with the McAfee Network Security Platform, gives your organization a passive, consolidated view of network threats across the chosen network links.

Without an IP address, Net Optics Taps isolate monitoring devices from the network, dramatically reducing their exposure to attacks. Meanwhile, the monitoring device will still see all full-duplex traffic as if it were in-line, including Layer 1 and Layer 2 errors.

Unmatched Link Access and Visibility

Net Optics Regeneration Taps solve the issue of conflicting network access demands created by network teams deploying multiple monitoring tools on a single network link. By replicating traffic from a single link and regenerating that data out to multiple tools, Regeneration Taps enable unfettered access to network links which previously required complex topologies.

Passive, Secure Regeneration Tap technology from Net Optics enables:

• Real-time, simultaneous monitoring of a single link th up to eight monitoring devices

• Complete full-duplex visibility without data stream interference or introducing a point of failure

• Traffic consolidation (including errors) from all layers for comprehensive analysis

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Passive, secure Tap technology from Net Optics:

• 100% visibility to link traffic for your security and network monitoring tools

• In-line link failover protection

• Easy connectivity to Network and Security Tool

Net Optics 10 GigaBit Fiber LC Tap

Security Tool

Figure 1. Net Optics Tap Provides Security Tools Access to Network Traffic

Figure 2. Net Optics Regeneration Tap Provides Access Point for Multiple Devices

Net Optics RG-830 In-Line Regen Tap

Existing NetworkMonitoring Tools

Planned Security Tools

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SOLUTION BRIEF

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Multigigabit Performance

Get the best of both worlds—security and high performance. McAfee Network Security Platform combines a single-pass, protocol-based inspection architecture with purpose-built, carrier-class hardware to achieve real-world inspection of more than 10 Gbps in a single device. Its ultra-efficient architecture preserves performance regardless of security settings, while other IPS solutions can experience up to 50 percent reduction in throughput with “security over performance” policies.

Integrated Security Management

Make the most of your security investment through integrated security and risk management. McAfee Network Security Platform integrates with McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® (McAfee ePO™) software to give your organization a consolidated view of risk and compliance across the entire enterprise, including assessments of at-risk infrastructure based on system vulnerabilities, network defenses, and endpoint security levels. When implemented with Regeneration Taps, the McAfee-Net Optics joint solution provides comprehensive visibility into your network traffic and allows you to see further into your network than ever before.

All devices attached to the Net Optics Tap get access to the traffic they need so you can manage network, system, application, and user behavior to detect and manage any network anomaly.

About Ixia

Ixia develops amazing products so its customers can connect the world. Ixia helps its customers provide an always-on user experience through fast, secure delivery of dynamic connected technologies and services. Through actionable insights that accelerate and secure application and service delivery, Ixia’s customers benefit from faster time to market, optimized application performance and higher-quality deployments.

About McAfee Network Security Platform

McAfee Network Security Platform is the industry’s leading next-generation network intrusion prevention system. It protects network-connected devices against advanced, targeted attacks through a combination of sophisticated defenses, including full stack inspection, protocol anomaly detection, advanced behavior analytics, and reputation-based analysis. It delivers integrated visibility and control of over 1,100 network-based applications. It provides hypervisor-aware Intrusion prevention, supports live migration of virtual machines, and scales up to 80 Gbps to meet the performance needs of the world’s most demanding networks.