1、WHITE PAPERGuide to Visibility Use Cases:Reducing Network CostsA network visibility architecture reduces costs by:Filtering data intelligently Sending the right data to the right tools at the right time Load balancing traffic to extend tool life Preventing blind spots that often lead to security bre

2、achesWhite Paper/Guide to Visibility Use Cases:Reducing Network Costs|2IntroductionAs networks grow and become increasingly complex,maintenance costs rise.You can increase efficiency and reduce costs by using a visibility architecture that reveals where blind spots occur.This paper outlines key netw

3、ork monitoring topics that can help you detect and minimize network inefficiencies and reduce monitoring costs.These topics include:data filtering,deduplication,and aggregation load balancing and automation header stripping and packet trimming virtual and physical monitoring port tagging and time st

4、amping extended burst protection visibility architecture monitoring and management NPB Data Filtering Helps Monitoring Tools Scale EfficientlySummary Filtering out-of-band monitoring data is one of the most common network packet broker(NPB)features.Data filtering significantly reduces the amount of

5、unnecessary data sent to security and monitoring tools,increasing tool efficiency,and allowing scaling.SwitchSwitchServersThe data center1G1G10G40GTapsTapsTapsNework packetbroker Aggregation Filtering Load balancing SSL decryption NetFlowSecurityadminApplicationoperationsNetwork operationsForensicsF

6、igure 1.Example of intelligent data filtering in a network visibility architecture Solution overviewThis solution illustrates how your visibility architecture captures and optimizes data before transmitting it to monitoring tools.Taps copy network traffic and send it to an NPB,which acts as a centra