Datacom Systems VS-1200 7 Application

Application 47

7 Application

This section will present techniques and applications describing the practical use and new remedies

for performing network analysis requirements using VS-1200 series solutions.

PREMISE: This application consists of workgroup switches that allow end users to access a group

of servers. The servers are connected to a single server switch and the users are distributed across

several workgroup switches. The security department wants to see all server bound access from the

users and server to server traffic.

GOAL: This application will use a VS-1210BT/SFP as follows:

1. TAP access to critical server

2. Aggregate SPAN.

3. Provide access for analysis, security and recording devices.

The first goal requires an external tap between the server switch and the critical financial server. The

tap copies all the data going to the financial server, and can't be shutdown like a SPAN port. The

tap allows enhanced visibility for security purposes.

The second goal requires that a SPAN port is configured on the workgoup switches. This will only

allow workgroup traffic to be replicated out the SPAN port.

The third goal involves aggregating and replicating traffic from the two previous goals for specific

security and network analysis to be done.