Cisco Network TAP/SPAN Aggregation License for Third-Party Switches
This Cisco platform license subscription enables advanced network traffic analysis and aggregation for one fixed third-party switch, providing essential visibility into your network traffic.
- Enhanced Visibility: Access detailed network traffic data for improved monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Third-Party Integration: Seamlessly aggregate TAP/SPAN traffic from non-Cisco switches into your network analysis tools.
- Subscription Billing: Benefit from predictable operational expenses with a flexible subscription licensing model.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and security posture through accurate network traffic monitoring.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco platform software license provides the capability to aggregate traffic from network taps and SPAN ports on a single, fixed third-party switch. It unlocks advanced network monitoring features, allowing businesses to gain deeper insights into their network traffic patterns and performance.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with existing network infrastructure to enhance visibility without requiring a full hardware refresh. It supports environments where detailed network analysis is critical for operations, security, and troubleshooting.
- Traffic Aggregation: Consolidates traffic from multiple SPAN sessions or network taps.
- Third-Party Switch Support: Specifically designed to work with fixed third-party switch configurations.
- Subscription Licensing: Offers a cost-effective, recurring model for access to software capabilities.
- Network Visibility: Provides critical data for performance monitoring, security analysis, and troubleshooting.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamlines the process of collecting and analyzing network traffic data.
This Cisco license offers SMB and mid-market teams a cost-effective way to boost network visibility and analysis capabilities on existing third-party hardware.
What This Enables
Enable Network Traffic Analysis
Enable teams to aggregate and analyze network traffic from multiple sources on a single third-party switch. Streamline the process of collecting data for security monitoring and performance diagnostics.
businesses with existing network monitoring tools, organizations requiring deep packet inspection, teams managing hybrid network environments, companies focused on network security posture
Enhance Network Troubleshooting
Streamline the identification and resolution of network performance issues by centralizing traffic data. Automate the collection of diagnostic information to reduce downtime and improve user experience.
companies experiencing intermittent network slowdowns, IT departments managing critical business applications, organizations with limited network engineering resources, businesses prioritizing service uptime
Support Security Monitoring
Automate the capture of network traffic for security information and event management (SIEM) systems. Enable security teams to detect and respond to threats more effectively with comprehensive traffic data.
organizations subject to data breach regulations, businesses implementing intrusion detection systems, companies with dedicated security operations centers, environments requiring log aggregation
Key Features
TAP/SPAN Traffic Aggregation
Consolidates traffic from multiple network points into a single stream for easier analysis and monitoring.
Third-Party Switch Compatibility
Extends advanced network visibility capabilities to your existing non-Cisco switch infrastructure.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational costs and flexible access to software features over time.
Platform Software License
Unlocks specific software functionalities required for advanced network traffic management.
Fixed Switch Configuration
Ensures dedicated and stable traffic aggregation for a specific, pre-defined network device.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust network monitoring for fraud detection, transaction integrity, and compliance with strict financial regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must ensure patient data privacy (HIPAA) and maintain high availability for critical systems, necessitating detailed network traffic analysis.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable network performance for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring visibility to prevent disruptions and ensure safety.
Retail & Hospitality
These businesses handle sensitive customer data and require reliable network performance for point-of-sale systems and customer-facing services, making traffic monitoring essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a TAP/SPAN aggregation license?
A TAP/SPAN aggregation license allows a network device or software to combine traffic from multiple network taps or SPAN (Switched Port Analyzer) sessions into a single output stream. This simplifies network monitoring by consolidating data.
Can this license be used with any third-party switch?
This specific license is for one fixed third-party switch. Compatibility details and specific switch models supported should be verified prior to purchase.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licensing offers a predictable operational expense model, often includes software updates and support, and allows for easier scaling of capabilities as your business needs evolve.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.