Span aggregating taps increase the value of port mirroring by replicating the traffic to multiple analysis and monitoring devices. The additional ability to aggregate multiple mirror ports gives monitoring devices greater visibility across numerous network segments and maximizes the ROI on analysis and monitoring devices

The AXSTAP-8BTx2SFP includes port steering. These are flexible ports that can be configured as either network (input) ports or monitor (tap) ports. Traffic from the network ports can be directed to any monitor port, allowing the traffic to be steered and aggregated as desired.