Products

Choose the tool your test needs.

EtherShunt switches your existing test equipment into or out of an Ethernet link. FID provides the software environment for observing and changing selected traffic. Use them independently, or together on 1 GbE links.

Hardware insertion & bypass

EtherShunt

Put analysis tools in path, then get them out safely.

EtherShunt is a dedicated four-port Gigabit Ethernet bypass switch for remote insertion and removal of an analysis platform, with hardware fail-safe recovery on power loss.

  • 1 GbE hardware bypass switching
  • Power-loss and watchdog fail-safe behavior
  • Simple USB-C serial SET / UNSET control
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Programmable inline platform

FID

Observe, filter, manipulate, inject, and automate traffic in flight.

FID is an extensible inline network experimentation platform that preserves the live network context while giving operators programmable control over selected traffic.

  • Dual 1 GbE compact and dual 10 GbE appliance options
  • Traffic observation, filtering, manipulation, and injection
  • APIs, operator tools, and reusable RIGS workflows
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How they fit together

Use them independently or together

EtherShunt solves physical insertion and fail-safe bypass. FID solves programmable traffic handling and experimentation. On 1 GbE links, FID can sit behind EtherShunt when you want FID's analysis capabilities plus remote hardware bypass and power-loss fail-safe behavior.

EtherShuntPath control

Insert or bypass the analysis platform with hardware fail-safe recovery.

FIDTraffic control

Observe, select, manipulate, inject, and automate traffic while inline.

At a glance

Choose by the job you need to do

QuestionEtherShuntFID
Primary jobPhysically insert or remove an analysis platform from a live Ethernet path.Programmatically observe and act on traffic while it moves between real endpoints.
Product typeDedicated four-port Gigabit Ethernet bypass switch.Licensed network experimentation platform delivered on dedicated appliance configurations.
Network interfaces1 GbE bypass path plus analysis-platform connections.Compact dual 1 GbE and dual 10 GbE appliance options.
Fail-safe behaviorHardware bypass restores the direct link on power loss; watchdog can also return the link to bypass.Pair with EtherShunt on 1 GbE links when hardware insertion/removal and power-loss bypass are required.
ProgrammabilitySimple serial control for insertion, bypass, and watchdog operation.Traffic APIs, operator-tool containers, automation interfaces, and reusable RIGS workflows.
Best fitKeeping third-party or Bowline analysis tools safely insertable on a live link.Protocol analysis, filtering, manipulation, injection, and repeatable inline test workflows.

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