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    Is Your Network Visibility Strategy Built on Guesswork?

    Visibility Gap Assessment

    Book a Demo Have questions? Read the FAQ

    Your Network. Your Traffic. Your Real Optimization Numbers.

    The Niagara Networks Visibility Gap Assessment gives security and network engineers a live, graphical picture of their infrastructure - and shows exactly how packet broker optimization reduces tool overload.

    See your visibility architecture mapped visually - including core switches, uplinks, SPAN sessions, TAP insertion points, packet brokers, and connected security tools.

    NVAT-3-HD

    How it Works? 

    1.  Upload a sanitized Cisco switch configuration
    2.  Visualize topology, SPAN sessions, TAP points, and tool feeds
    3.  Model optimization and download a report showing raw vs. optimized traffic

    Niagara Networks turns network visibility from a collection of monitoring feeds into a managed traffic intelligence layer, capturing the right traffic, optimizing it for each tool, and protecting mission-critical networks from blind spots and downtime.

    Collect the Right Traffic

    Capture complete packet data from physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments using TAPs, virtual TAPs, and bypass access points.

    Optimize It Intelligently

    Use packet brokers and network intelligence to filter, deduplicate, slice, decrypt, replicate, and load-balance traffic before it reaches your tools.

    Deliver It with Confidence

    Feed SOC, NOC, monitoring, and security platforms with reliable, policy-driven traffic while protecting uptime across mission-critical networks.

    Most visibility deployments start with assumptions. Ours starts with your actual switch configuration.

    Upload a sanitized Cisco switch config file (interfaces and span sessions only — no IPs, no routing tables).

    In seconds, you get:

    A graphical map of your network topology and all active span/mirror sessions

    Automatic detection of span oversubscription and packet drop issues

    Interactive TAP and packet broker deployment across your real links

    Real-time traffic optimization modeling - Layer 4 filtering, deduplication, packet slicing, NetFlow generation

    A downloadable report showing raw vs. optimized traffic per security tool

    The tool runs entirely in memory — nothing is stored. Prefer full control? Run it on your own system via our Docker image.

    NVAT-REPORT

    Visibility Assessment Summary Report -
    See how much you could optimize before it hits your security tools.

    A downloadable report showing raw vs. optimized traffic per security tool.

    Generate an assessment report that summarizes monitored zones, deployed visibility links, raw traffic, optimized traffic, and recommended visibility architecture.

    Security Posture and Monitoring Zones
    Identified critical network perimeters and the primary traffic vectors designated for security extraction.
    Deployed Visibility Links and TAP Hardware
    Analysis of physical and virtual links requiring 100% packet visibility. Actual traffic is calculated based on simulated utilization.
    Packet Broker Aggregation

    Total raw traffic ingested from the network before optimization filters are applied.

    From Assessment to Architecture... 

     

    Visibility Layer

     

    After the assessment, Niagara Networks can help design the visibility layer using TAPs, packet brokers, bypass, ePacketron intelligence, virtual visibility, and orchestration. Niagara Networks visibility portfolio helps SOC and NOC teams move from fragmented monitoring feeds to a managed visibility layer.  

    Visit Niagara Networks Appliance Comparison Matrix

     

     

    Use Niagara TAPs

    Capture traffic from critical physical links across copper, fiber, optical, passive, active, and bypass deployments. Read more

    Use Niagara Packet Brokers

    Aggregate, filter, deduplicate, replicate, and load balance traffic for multiple security and monitoring tools. Read more

    Use Niagara Hybrid TAPs and Bypass Solutions

    Protect inline security tools with failover architectures that maintain continuous traffic flow and high availability. Read more

    Use Niagara ePacketron Network Intelligence

    Restore encrypted traffic visibility with SSL/TLS decryption and offload advanced packet processing, including application filtering, packet slicing, deduplication, NetFlow/IPFIX, data masking, and traffic optimization. Read more

    Use Niagara Virtual TAPs & Virtual Packet Broker

    Extend visibility into virtualized and cloud environments, capturing east-west traffic and optimizing virtual traffic delivery where physical TAP deployment is not possible. Read more

    Use Niagara Visibility Orchestration

    Simplify provisioning and centralized policy management across the entire visibility layer. Read more
    Build a visibility layer that every tool can trust

    Request Your Free Assessment

    Explore Network Visibility Solutions

    • Discuss packet broker, TAP, and bypass requirements
    • Review throughput, tool capacity, and deployment needs
    • Ask about pricing, availability, and product fit

    Contact us for a demo

    Network Visibility Gap Assessment FAQ

    What is the Niagara Networks Visibility Gap Assessment?

    What does the assessment show?

    What type of file do I need to provide?

    Does the tool require sensitive network data?

    Is my configuration stored?

    Can the assessment run inside my own environment?

    Which switch vendors are supported?

    How does the tool help reduce security tool overload?

    What is traffic optimization modeling?

    What is included in the assessment report?

    Who should use this assessment?

    Why is this better than a generic ROI calculator?

    Can the tool identify SPAN or mirror session issues?

    Does the tool replace a full network design review?

    How long does the assessment take?

    What happens after the assessment?

    Is the assessment free?

    How do I get started?