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Keysight Bypass Switches vs. Keysight Network Packet Brokers

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Keysight Bypass Switches
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Keysight Bypass Switches are failsafe devices designed to ensure high availability and uptime of monitoring and security deployments, provided by Keysight Technologies division Ixia. Keysight acquired Ixia in 2017.N/A
Keysight Network Packet Brokers
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Keysight's Network Packet Brokers provide programmable network flow optimization to help IT teams discover bottlenecks, troubleshoot problems, and improve data center automation. Developed by Ixia, the solution is from Keysight Technologies since the 2017 acquisition.N/A
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Testimonials
Keysight Bypass SwitchesKeysight Network Packet Brokers
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for layer two networks where you need physical link monitoring as well as service monitoring. In our case, we monitor the ports and services for FireEye by looping traffic via FireEye, and if that packet is not received on the Ixia after sent it will mark the FireEye down. Not suited for any type of "normal" switching or load-balancing.
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
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Pros
  • Link state monitoring
  • Service monitoring of the stub devices
  • Link state propagation
  • Battery backup for power loss
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
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Cons
  • Setup is pretty complex
  • Alerting is minimal unless you also purchase the Ixia management server software.
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
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Alternatives Considered
F5 while allows the load balancing aspect would not propagate link state as well.
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
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Return on Investment
  • While expensive, it has reduced our downtime due to the FireEYE outages and upgrades
  • Increased our cost for the FireEye which is really a negative of the FireEye and not the Ixia.
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
Senior Network Security Engineer
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