Jan 29 2008
Net Optics, Inc. announced a new family of Taps that support direct cable connections using LC connectors, for ATM, Gigabit, and 10Gigabit fiber networks. With these new Taps, customers no longer need LC to SC cables to deploy their application and security monitoring tools.
Available connectivity options include LC-based single-mode and multi-mode fiber at 50- and 62.5-micron core diameters. GigaBit models support SX, LX, and ZX, while 10GibaBit models support laser-optimized OM3 SR, LR, and ER specifications.
According to Bob Shaw, President and CEO at Net Optics, "These new Taps are ideal for high-density interconnect and cross-connect deployments. The LC connectors have allowed us to push the envelope and fit eight individual Taps into a 1U rack panel for increased space savings and flexibility."
Passive optics within the Tap eliminates the need for a power source, which also saves rack and data center resource requirements. In addition, all taps ship with a complete set of network and monitoring cables to ease deployment -- everything is available right out of the box.
Combined with other Net Optics products, this family of 100 percent passive Fiber Taps creates a versatile monitoring access platform (MAP) for improved network visibility and security-threat management across the whole network.