Does the VERSAstream™ add significant latency to data copies going to the tools?
A minute amount of latency is added when packet copies are aggregated and/or regenerated by the VERSAstream™; it is minimal and measured in microseconds. Depending on what type of media conversion is done (media type of both input and output ports) and the nature of the traffic (packet size distribution and inter-packet gap) – this figure will range from as little as 1.62 microseconds up to a maximum of 13.82 microseconds. The packets themselves have timestamps from the network – field experience has proven that monitoring of latency sensitive traffic such as VOIP can be done effectively and accurately with both taps and Data Access Switch products.
