WHITE PAPER - This article presents an overview of the various Ethernet 10/100/1000 physical layer technologies for the copper medium. It discusses the pros and cons of active versus passive tapping and why active tapping is preferred for Gigabit Ethernet running over the copper medium. The switch-over behavior of active relay-based tapping is also presented.
Posted: July 1, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Ethernet Networks | Gigabit Ethernet | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Network Processing | Network Traffic Analysis