Increases the value of a single switch mirror port by replicating the traffic to multiple monitoring and analysis devices Increases visibility across numerous network segments, maximizing the utility of analysis and monitoring devices Decreases the time it takes to deploy analysis devices to trouble spots on the network Decreases contention for switch mirror port connections Maximizes the ROI on analysis and monitoring devices Any-to-any architecture and port steering make it easy to direct the desired mix of traffic to the appropriate device. Many-to-one architecture allows analysis devices to have improved visibility with fewer ports