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Net Optics appTap

Intelligent Access and Monitoring Architecture Solutions

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The appTap

A plug-and-play network performance monitoring solution

for remote branch sites

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Target Customers: Branch Sites

Examples:• Retail stores• Clinics• Bank branches

Business focused

Serving customers

Depend on connectivity

Limited business hours

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Branch Site Challenges

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The appTap Solution

• Network Monitoring Continuous/ad-hoc

packet and NetFlow capture

•Application Monitoring Network use by

application

• Session Monitoring VoIP, Web access

tracking

INTEGRATED, COST EFECTIVE, EASY TO USE

Switch

Routerwith Firewall

Lawful Intercept

Span

Remote Access

IP Phones

Workstations

Corporate HQ

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Target Customers Profile

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Primary Use Cases

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The appTap Appliance

• Network Tap Network ports Monitor ports

• Capture port for input from another Tap or a SPAN port

• Management port for web access

• Monitoring software running on top of Linux

• Built-in storage, USB ports for additional storage

• LCD

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Installation

Plug-and-Play Installation• Connect network cables• Plug in power cords• Access the GUI

Typical [optional] next steps:• Assign a static IP address• Change default password• Define networks to be monitored

Automated report delivery

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LCD Display

Provides visual feedback of key indicators

Auto cycles through the following information:• Version number• Unit name and IP address• Throughput and utilization• Disk use• CPU and memory usage• CPU temperature

Can be switched off for security reasons

Automated report delivery

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Data Collection

Automatic KPI statistics collection• Captured from ports: Network A/B, Capture Port• 5 minute level data kept for 24 hours• Data older than 24 hours rolled up to 30 minute level• 30 minute data kept for 6 months

Packet Capture• Bounded or continuous capture• Limit capture using number of packets or file size• Collect headers or entire packets• Use filters to determine what gets captured• View within appTap’s GUI or export to other tools report

delivery

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Analysis

Built-in analysis tools• Top Talkers• Network use by application• Conversations• Network Volume• Network Bandwidth Used• Network Latency• VoIP calls

Export analysis to PDF, CSV

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Alerting

Threshold based alerts• Throughput• Volume• Flow count

Thresholds can be set for specific networks or subnets

Event based alerts (internal collectors and services)

Alert actions• Email• SNMP Trap• Log

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Data Center “Eco-System” Support

Capture NetFlow Streams

Generate NetFlow streams from raw packet data

Supports NetFlow v5 and v9, IPFIX

SNMP traps (alerting)

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Use Examples

Sporadically occurring problems• Continuously capture packets so that when a problem occurs,

data is available for diagnosis

Need to track specific applications• User defined labels can identify individual applications• Group applications under a single name

Need to compare performance of different locations• Define each location as a separate group/subnet

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Licensing and Pricing

Hardware is identical across all

solutions

Session Monitoring access

provided to all for a trial period

(60 days)

Service and maintenance plan

fees apply

Part Numbers

AT-100-N Network Monitoring

AT-100-A Application Monitoring

AT-100-S Session Monitoring

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Positioning—Value Proposition

appTap offers a complete solution in a single appliance• Integrated Tap for inline network monitoring• Real-time and historical network visibility• Monitor ports for use by additional solutions• Expansion options• Plug-and-play simplicity

DPI with the ability to auto-detect applications

Generation and export of NetFlow data

Capture entire packets

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Positioning against Competition

Wireshark• No application and session monitoring• Lacks ability to continuously capture recent data

ntop and other NetFlow solutions• Cannot help with deep application diagnostics• Requires hardware and expertise to set up and run

NetScout and other Enterprise DC solutions• Not real competition but instead complementary solutions• These vendors are after big data enters, not small branches

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Summary

appTap is a plug-and-play Network Performance Monitoring

solution

Key value propositions are: ease of use, application focused

DPI, VoIP monitoring, Web access monitoring

Focus is on small branches

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