Interface Masters Technologies Announces New Quad Segment 10 Gigabit Intelligent Bypass Switch

Interface Masters Technologies , a provider of networking solutions, has announced that one more member of its 10 Gigabit product family is designed to integrate with inline networking devices, security appliances and central office applications.

Niagara 2818 Intelligent Bypass consists of Quad 10Gb bypass segments possess passive and active bypass switch capabilities. The active bypass feature allows for seamless failover without interrupting the communication session in case of a software crash or link loss.

Also, the system supports eight additional TAP ports that operate at 10GE speed each for traffic monitoring purposes. The Intelligent bypass allows plug-and-play connectivity and includes Interface Masters’ (News - Alert) auto heartbeat technology with no additional drivers to be installed on connected appliances.

Niagara 2818’s active bypass feature allows maximum uptime on any network-critical link. During normal and healthy in-line appliance operation, Niagara 2818 routes all network traffic through the in-line appliance. When Niagara 2818 detects an appliance malfunction like system failure or loss of power, the in-line traffic continues to flow through the network link, and no longer routed through the in-line device. This ensures that network devices can be removed and replaced without network downtime. Once the system is back up or the power is restored to the appliance, network traffic is seamlessly diverted back to the in-line device.

In addition, the Niagara 2818 is suited for applications requiring high availability/redundancy, providing primary and secondary appliances with High Availability (HA) fail-safe functionality. If an appliance connected to the primary segment fails and a secondary appliance is available, the bypass switch will pass the network traffic through the secondary appliance.

The Niagara 2818 10Gb bypass is managed by a controller which supports control and management capabilities. The system provides flexible and intuitive CLI and GUI management features including secure web UI via an HTTPS connection, secure shell (SSH), SNMP, e-mail notification for special events and bypass method configuration. An authentication client capable of interfacing with TACACA+ authentication servers is supported. The bypass system also possesses Syslog support, for consolidation of log data from different systems into a central repository. This feature provides management, traceability and security auditing various devices and receivers on multiple platforms.

“The Niagara 2818 is designed with data center requirements in mind and is based on leading edge technology that supports four 10GE segments at full line rate,” said Ben Askarinam, founder and CEO of Interface Masters Technologies. “Equipped with Quad segment support, internal power supplies and the additional aggregation TAP ports, the system provides significant savings in space and cost.”

Niagara 2818 provides features that are essential in today’s data centers are, active switching of traffic in case of system failure, passive Bypass for power loss, high availability failover capabilities, 10 Gigabit Multi Mode (SR) and Single mode (LR) support, eight link aggregation TAP Ports. It also supports redundant power supplies for maximum reliability, dedicated management port and console port, extensive CLI and well-based management, SSH and HTTPS for secure Management, full RoHS compliance, FCC (News - Alert), CE, UL compliance, TACACS+ authentication and syslog support.

Interface Master’s expertise lies in Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet networking solutions including specialized NICs, Embedded Switches, and External Bypass and TAP Systems that support external bypass systems/switches (1Gb and 10Gb), external 1GE and 10GE aggregation TAP systems, special Server Adaptors/NIC (News - Alert) cards supporting, multi Port NIC cards (copper, Fiber MM and Fiber SM , 10/100, Gigabit, and 10 Gigabit) and more.