Garland Technology Copper Network TAPs are hardware devices designed for monitoring and troubleshooting copper network connections at speeds of 10M/100M or 10/100/1000M (1G). The product line is organized into three form factors: **Portable TAPs** Compact, lightweight units suited for field deployments. Variants include: - Breakout TAPs: Copy traffic in both directions and output to two separate monitoring ports. - Aggregation TAPs: Combine multiple copies of network traffic into a single monitoring port. - Bypass TAPs (Bypass Switch): Prevent inline security tools from becoming a point of failure by bypassing them if they go offline. Some models include Power over Ethernet (PoE+) and remote management capabilities. - Filtering & Aggregation TAPs: Direct specific copies of network traffic to monitoring tools based on predefined rules, with optional remote management. **Modular TAPs** Designed for scalable rack-based deployments. Variants include: - Breakout TAPs: Copy bidirectional traffic to two separate monitoring ports. - Aggregation TAPs: Consolidate traffic from multiple links to a single monitoring port. - Regeneration (Hardware Data Diodes): Regenerate copies of SPAN links multiple times and enforce one-way data flow via physical hardware separation. - Filtering TAPs: Route specific traffic copies to monitoring tools based on rules. - Bypass TAPs: Provide bypass switching for inline security tools. **PCIe TAPs** Cards that integrate directly into network appliances and PCs, copying multiple traffic streams for monitoring and analysis. Some models include USB 3 connectivity.