The Benefits of Using Network TAPs Compared to SPAN Ports on a Switch
Network TAP and SPAN technologies both provide direct access to the actual packets navigating across networks, but that doesn’t mean that one is just as effective as the other. Here, Niels de Otter, Senior Solutions Engineer at Gigamon, explains the key differences between TAPS vs. SPAN, and why TAPs are the preferred solution.
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