Unlike single-port Sensors, a single multi-port Sensor can monitor many network segments in any combination of operating modes—that is, the monitoring or deployment mode for the Sensor—SPAN, Tap, or In-line mode. Additionally, Trellix IPS's Virtual IPS (vIPS) capability enables you to further segment a port on a Sensor into many "Virtual Sensors".
This makes deployment easy; not only can you use one Sensor to monitor multiple network segments, but you also can configure the Sensor to run whatever mode best suits each network segment. What more, you can enforce policies that are tailor-made for each of those network segments.