What is a VERSAstream™ Data Access Switch?
A Data Access Switch is a network device that allows connected network tools to access multiple points of interest in a computer network. Data Access Switches can combine data from multiple Ethernet network segments into one or more aggregated streams of data, perform port steering, and regenerate ports, so that multiple copies of data are available for multiple tools. The VERSAstream™ is Datacom Systems line of flexible “any-to-any” Data Access Switches. With a VERSAstream™ a single connected network device, such as an intrusion detection system, protocol analyzer, or network probe can receive the aggregated data with just one network interface card (NIC). Network and security personnel are then able to monitor several network links simultaneously with as little as one monitoring tool. In many environments there are multiple areas of interest at the access layer or network edge that have either lower utilization or use lower speed data sources. The VERSAstream™ allows these data sourc
