ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ENHANCED COMMUNICATION NETWORK TAP PORT AGGREGATOR AND METHODS THEREOF

An arrangement in a network device for facilitating multiple connection speeds with a network is provided. The arrangement includes a set of network ports that includes a set of input network ports for receiving data traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting the data traffic from the...

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Hauptverfasser: SHAW ROBERT, MATITYAHU ELDAD, LE KY HONG, LEE DONG SU, CARPIO DENNIS ANGELO RAMIREZ
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An arrangement in a network device for facilitating multiple connection speeds with a network is provided. The arrangement includes a set of network ports that includes a set of input network ports for receiving data traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting the data traffic from the network device. The arrangement also includes a logic component configured for managing the data traffic and for aggregating the data traffic. The arrangement further includes a monitoring port that is configured to receive the aggregated data traffic. The arrangement also includes a plurality of physical layer interfaces, wherein each physical layer interface is configured to support the multiple connection speeds. The arrangement moreover includes a media access controller that is configured to support at least a single connection speed of the multiple connection speeds.