10/40G Packet Broker | SmartNA-XL

The SmartNA-XL™ 1/10/40G modular TAP & Packet Broker integrates a wide variety of Passive, Active, or Bypass TAP modules. These modules safely connect tools while protecting network reliability and availability. Additionally, there’s a rear slot for another 1/10/40G module, enabling connection to high-speed optical networks or tool farms, and stacking of SmartNA-XL™ units for scalability. The powerful non-blocking backplane ensures traffic flows at 10Mbps.

1G/10G/40G modular TAP & Packet Broker; custom access solutions for high and low-speed networks
PacketPro™ advanced packet manipulation: Packet Slicing, Header Stripping, Payload Masking
Passive Fiber Optic, Bypass 10, and Fastfail copper Gigabit TAP modules
Hot-swap TAP modules for easy reconfiguration and expansion to meet evolving network demands
Secure SNMP monitoring for integration into Network Management Systems

Compatible with all major manufacturers’ monitoring tools, including protocol analyzers, probes and IDS

Primary access solution for all packet capture, performance monitoring, lawful interception and forensic analysis applications
Zero latency, no point of failure, no batteries required and 100% safe and efficient deployment of inline tools
Flexible provision of new tools quickly and easily
Real-time alerting

Aggregating TAPs: Aggregate SPAN/TAP traffic feeds across multiple network links, filtering, optimizing and feeding the combined traffic to connected security and monitoring tools for further analysis.

Filtering TAPs: Identify traffic based on signature or patterns across any part of the packet, or corresponding to application sessions, and forward to security appliances, increasing their efficacy and performance.

Load-balancing TAPs: Distribute traffic among multiple ports based on a variety of options: hashing, bandwidth, cumulative traffic, packet rate, connections, and more.

SmartNA-XL™

10/40G Hybrid Network Packet Broker

The SmartNA-XL™ 10/40G Hybrid Network Packet Broker The SmartNA-XL™ 1/10/40G modular TAP & Packet Broker, delivers high-speed performance and flexibility. It meets the needs of managing tools that protect network infrastructure, secure information, and combat ever-changing network threats.

With five slots to integrate a variety of Ethernet TAP modules in a modular 1RU chassis, the SmartNA-XL™ safely connects tools while preserving network reliability and availability. Even in case of power failure, network traffic continues to flow, establishing the SmartNA-XL™ as the clear leader in network access and visibility. Advanced features like aggregation, filtering, load balancing, and port mapping reduce planning, configuration, and tool management time.

Network Critical’s SmartNA-XL™ empowers organizations to securely, efficiently, and reliably manage the flow of information. Even during power failures, network traffic persists, reinforcing the SmartNA-XL™ as the leader in network access and visibility. The modular, customizable TAP modules, with a total of twenty 1/10/40Gbps SFP/SFP+ ports, offer versatility by providing network input and tool connection ports anywhere on the system.

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Network Critical’s revolutionary Drag-n-Vu™ technology is a sophisticated computational engine with an intelligent and intuitive graphical user interface that enables fast, error-free configuration and simplifies change management.

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SmartNA™ TAP Modules

(4) 1/10GbE SFP/SFP+

(2) LX or SX Optical,(2) 10/100/1000 Ethernet

(2) LX or SX Optical,(2) 1GbE SFP

(2) 10/100/1000 Ethernet,(2) 1GbE SFP

(4) 10/100/1000 Ethernet

(4) 1GbE, (2) 10GbE Packet Processing Engines

(2) 40G QSFP

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'Developing and monitoring Key Performance Indicators is all about accuracy of information. The Network Critical products are providing 100% accurate traffic visibility on the key links, which is vital for us'

VODAFONE

Network Performance Monitoring Engineer

'Unauthorized manipulation of our monitoring systems can have serious safety and production consequences. Network Critical TAP’s help us manage security without impacting network traffic.'

Senior Project Manager, Refining Operations

'I had great pleasure in working with Network Critical and their senior network teams to create and deploy a unique global visibility network infrastructure that maximizes their current and future monitoring requirements.'

HSBC

Senior Technical Consultant

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