Gigamon GigaVUE Aggregation Filtering Matrix Switches and TAPs with Load Balancing.
- Intelligently filter packets at full line rate
- Aggregation of primary and secondary links
- Multicast packets from one SPAN or TAP to many tools
- Load divide data streams
GigaVUE is a Data Access Solution designed to provide out-of-band connectivity and centralized management for a variety of network monitoring tools including IDS, sniffers, VoIP analyzers, RMON probes, IMS montoring and forensic recorders.
Gigamon Modules - Gigamon Parts Listing - Pdf's
April 22, 2009 - Gigamon ..."announced today the availability of Citrus™, a groundbreaking GUI for the company’s GigaVUE® Data Access Switch. Citrus requires no downloads and no applets—users simply log on to any Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser for fast, highly secure network switch configuration and control..." Press Release 
Benefits of GigaVue:
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2 Systems to choose from GigaVue 420 - High density 1Gbps, or GigaVue 2404 high density 10Gbps ports.
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GigaVUE-420.pdf High density - up to (20) 1Gports and (4) 10G port - stackable with other 420's or 2404's to consolidate your tools. Extend your reach and aggregate to reduce the tool count.
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GigaVUE-2404.pdf High density - up to (24) 10G ports and (4) 1G ports - stackable with other 420's or 2404's to access links out of band and aggregate data streams, direct similar traffic for VoiP, Multimedia or by IP address ranges.
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Reduces Tool count and their associated cost of ownership.
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Aggregates multiple streams, filters just what the tool needs to capture, and shares spans and taps between multiple tools and groups.
The orignal GigaVue MP functionality is replaced by the GigaVue 420. Modules are compatible. Here's a comparison chart:
GigaVUEMP and GigaVUE420 Modules
Copy of Press release: March 05, 2009
Gigamon Data Access Network Equipment Reduces Capital Outlay for Critical Monitoring Projects
By Raju Shanbhag TMCnet Contributing Editor
Gigamon has announced that its innovative Data Access Network (DAN) can help companies reduce capital outlay for important monitoring projects. As a proof of its claim, the company announced that two of its customers were recently able to save $2.71 million and $1.43 million, respectively. Prior to the recession, companies used to deploy a huge number of security and network monitoring tools in their networks to ensure security. But with the recession showing no signs of ending, budgetary constraints have taken priority and the companies have been looking for a more concentrated yet scalable solution.
Allowing tools to work more effectively and accurately, Gigamon's (News) DAN system facilitates and streamlines the intelligent, centralized deployment of monitoring tools. The system uses a hardware based data access switch, the GigaVUE, to achieve its purpose. This switch is packet-aware and can divide traffic and distribute packets at line rate.
“Gigamon technology can produce substantial savings--orders of magnitude greater than with non-aggregated Matrix Switch, SPAN or TAP strategies," said Patrick Leong, Gigamon's chief technical officer. "With most corporate IT budgets flat at best or even declining in 2009, Gigamon's Data Access Network approach can meet the conflicting tasks of increasing IT performance while stretching investment dollars.”
The DAN system can provide facilities such as intrusion detection, SOX compliance, forensic recording, VoIP analysis, lawful intercept, system troubleshooting and customer experience. Also, to ensure that each tool gets the exact information it needs, GigaVUE switches can aggregate and filter traffic. The system also reduces the capital cost of a larger distributed tool deployment with the consolidation and centralization of monitoring tools.
Recently, the company won three new patents for its innovative data access switching technology. The U.S. Patents No. 7,424,018, 7,436,832, and 7,440,467 will ensure the protection of Gigamon’s core Data Access Network (DAN) technology. Gigamon's DAN technology powers the company’s GigaVUE line of data access switches. These switches have been deployed by more than 400 telecom, industrial, manufacturing, financial, research, medical, retail, utility and government networks in 36 countries.
OASYS Value Proposition
Consider the cost of buying multiple tools to get at all the segments necessary for management without an aggregation/filtering system. The cost savings of not having to buy so many tools alone will pay for a GigaVue. Typically we see a 4 to 1 reduction in number of probes and clients are happy that the task of collecting and manually aggregating packets for reporting has been eliminated. With Gigamon you don't have to buy the whole system up front - you can buy only what you need and expand later by adding modules or stacking GigaVues.
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