It does not remove the packet from the link. It simply takes a copy of it for processing. The user then presses one button to start the collection process. Interface Cards DeftWatch typically executes on hardware that includes 2 or more LAN interface cards. The number of real time connections is limited only by the performance of the system.
Typical systems can support a minimum of five real time connections.
A DeftCom Data Store file is created when SS7 data packets are read from the private network. A new file is written after the current file exceeds approximately 1MB of data. This is done so that the file can be easily copied to a floppy disk for post processing. Included Software DeftWatch comes bundled with DeftWatchSettings. This is a companion application that is used to configure the DeftWatch.