v1x 2 Aggregation Tap

V 1.2 C.C-F-A | V 1.2 L.C-J-A | V1.2 L.L-J-A | V 1.2 S.C-J-A

V 1.2 C.S-J-A | V 1.2 S.S-J-A | V 1.2 Z.C-J-A

Aggregation Taps
Benefits Aggregation Taps enable the user to monitor a full duplex network (including any existing
ƒƒ Aggregation reduces required ports line errors) on a single transmit-only monitoring port. Our series of v1x2 Aggregation
on monitoring devices Taps allow up to 2 monitoring devices to be used simultaneously. In addition to the
ƒƒ Easy plug and play installation aggregation feature, available media conversion on selected units allow even further ROI
gain on your monitoring devices.
ƒƒ Shields monitoring device from
intruders VSS Monitoring takes the common Aggregation Tap to a new level with vAssure and
LinkSafe for copper networks, plus media conversion and built-in data burst buffering, to
ƒƒ 2 Inline taps in a single rack unit ensure the highest availability and stealth in monitoring. Furthermore, our Aggregation
ƒƒ Onboard memory prevents burst Taps guarantee the preservation of packet order during aggregation.
traffic overflow
vAssure For Gigabit copper Ethernet networks, vAssure provides minimal failover
(typically 30-60ms), and zero downtime. Gigabit copper taps, due to the Ethernet
standard, cannot be 100% passive – some amount of failover time will always
Features apply. However, VSS Monitoring’s proprietary technology for Gigabit copper reduces
ƒƒ LinkSafeTM and vAssureTM for copper normal failover time (300ms-3s) to 30-150ms, which registers as merely noise on the
network reliability and ensuring proper wire, resulting in no link loss or spanning tree reconfiguration. The Spanning Tree Protocol
spanning tree failover
was designed to route with redundant links, but minor link outages (like those caused by
ƒƒ Small footprint non-VSS taps) can cause Spanning Tree Protocol to converge and rediscover local
devices. The convergence time can be several minutes long. A minor outage of a single
ƒƒ Media conversion on selected units link can cause a major outage. This virtually seamless failover is achieved out-of-the-box,
without any configuration required of the end user.
 Product Brief: v1x2 Aggregation Tap

LinkSafe VSS Monitoring’s LinkSafe feature enables copper link LinkSafe removes the point of failure by communicating any
failures to be observed by network elements on both sides of the occurrence of failure to the Tap’s opposite link that, in turn, enables
Tap, thereby enabling routers and switches to execute redundancy both network elements to reroute packets through redundant ports.
whenever such failures occur. With other vendors’ Taps, when a Once a link failure has occurred, the Tap continues to sense both
link drops, the Tap becomes a point of failure by not making the links so as to reestablish the primary connection when the links
network element (on the Tap’s opposite side) aware of the dropped become available again. VSS monitoring is the proud manufacturer
link. The effect of this is that the Tap continues to accept incoming of the World’s first and only truly fail-safe Gigabit Copper Tap.
packets on one side despite not being able to forward the packets
to their destination.

Technical Specifications
Mechanical
Unit Type: V 1.2 C.C-F-A V 1.2 C.S-J-A V 1.2 S.S-J-A V 1.2 S.C-JF-A V1.2 L.L-J-A V 1.2 L.C-JF-A V1.2 Z.Z-J-A V 1.2 Z.C-JF-A
Media Conversion: - Cu-SX - SX-Cu - LX-Cu - ZX-Cu
Total Weight: 2.5 lb. / 1.3 kg.
Size: 8.25” (w) x 7.5” (d) x 1.75” (h) / (209mm x 190mm x 44mm)
Network Ports: (x2)
Aggregation Monitor Ports: (x2)
Environmental
Temperature: 0 – 55 degrees C (operating); -20 – 100 degrees C (storage)

Humidity: 5% – 95%, non-condensing

Data
Rates 10/100/1000 Mbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps

Propagation Delay
Network Cable Distance: 100m

Network to Network: 10Base-T < 5.4 us, 100Base-T < 616 ns, 1000Base-T < 340ns, Gigabit Fiber < 3.2ns

Network to Monitor: 10Base-T < 1.24 ms, 100Base-T < 124 us, Gigabit < 13.2 us

Power (Unit input @5V)

DC mains: -40 to -72V 10W 7W 9W

AC mains: 90 to 264V 10W 7W 9W

Optical
Sensitivity: N/A < -20 dBm < -20 dBm < -24 dBm

Available Media: SX, LX , ZX, media conversion (e.g.: SX to LX)

Monitor Output Power: N/A > -10 dBm > -10 dBm N/A > -10 dBm N/A > -10 dBm N/A

*Not including splitter loss

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