[nsp] multiple port monitoring - switch sought

[Peter Gutierrez]

gert at greenie.muc.de wrote:
> So what we really need is some sort of "multiplying device" that will
> just take all packets coming in from the left, and send it out to  (up
> to) 4 ports on the right.  Nothing will ever be received from the
> ports on the right, and nothing will ever be sent to the left. 

You may want to investigate using a fiber tap/coupler/splitter instead 
of a switch. Running ZX over a 30 Km span should leave a hot signal, 
capable of being split. We use a Fiberdyne Labs. box to split our 
outgoing feed (not ZX) in two, and they have up to six way splits, I 
think. They have a full catalog of those and similar devices that may 
meet your requirements. There are other vendors of similar equipment.

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Peter Gutierrez  OIT/Network Services  U. Massachusetts Amherst
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