<s>
A	O
network	B-Device
monitoring	I-Device
interface	I-Device
card	I-Device
or	O
NMIC	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
network	B-Protocol
card	I-Protocol
(	O
NIC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
a	O
standard	O
network	B-Protocol
card	I-Protocol
,	O
an	O
NMIC	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
passively	O
(	O
and	O
silently	O
)	O
listen	O
on	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NMICs	O
are	O
typically	O
used	O
in	O
intrusion	O
detection	O
and	O
prevention	O
(	O
IDS/IPS	O
)	O
,	O
lawful	O
interception	O
,	O
flow	O
analysis	O
,	O
network	O
monitoring	O
,	O
and	O
protocol	B-Protocol
analyzer	I-Protocol
systems	O
.	O
</s>
