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OptiView® Protocol Expert
Real time expert analysis for 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet networks.
Protocol analysis is an essential
technology for IT organizations
for troubleshooting application
communications and network
performance. Packet level visibility
provides the most comprehensive
information to solve end-user
issues, isolate virus activity on the
network, confirm infrastructure
configurations, or baseline business
transaction behavior. Integration
with the OptiView Link Analyzer
and XLink Analyzer assures high
speed network managers that
packet capture performance will
support fast and efficient problem
resolution.
OptiView Protocol Expert, Link
Analyzer and XLink Analyzer
constitute a powerful solution
to solve network and application
challenges. As a vendor and partner,
Fluke Networks can ensure world-class
support, training and a long-term
relationship that won’t let you down.
OptiView Protocol Expert Professional is
a scalable protocol analysis and network
monitoring software solution for network
support and application performance
management. Real-time application traffic
monitoring provides statistics and expert
problem recognition at all seven layers
of the OSI model. For in-depth analysis
and troubleshooting, Protocol Expert
captures network packets then decodes
the communications between clients,
servers and network devices, decreasing
problem resolution time and increasing your
understanding of network and application
behavior. Following TCP sessions and
communication streams is easy with Protocol
Expert’s single click filtering and application
bounce chart graphical display.
OptiView Protocol Expert Plus is the
same software package as above, plus
adds traffic generation and peer-to-peer
(P2P) controls for other installations of
OptiView Protocol Expert Plus and OptiView
Link Analyzer. The unique P2P capabilities
give IT professionals a collaborative
advantage when troubleshooting network
or application issues across corporate
locations. Security conscious organizations
will appreciate the AAA security available
in Protocol Expert for assurance that this
powerful application is used appropriately.
Voice over IP Option helps you ensure
Quality of Service (QoS) for this mission-
critical application. While other protocol
analyzers provide only VoIP decodes,
OptiView Protocol Expert actually decodes
and tracks packets on a call-by-call basis
while measuring important characteristics
such as jitter, dropped packets, set-up and
latency. These measurements then go into
a mean opinion score (MOS) calculation
for each call. If degradation of call quality
does become an issue, IT staff can set up
alerts for notification before end users
are impacted. By measuring call quality at
different locations on the network, IT staff
can isolate network segments that need
reconfiguration or upgrading.
Standard key features • Completeseven-layerpacketcaptureand
decodes
• Real-timeapplicationmonitoringand
response time analysis
•Applicationbouncechartsforvisualization
of application performance
• Protocolanalysisintegrationwithany
OptiView® analyzers
• AutomatedExpertproblemdiscovery
• CiscoISLand802.1QVLANtrafficanalysis
• Powerfulalarmsystemwith150preset
alarms that trigger notifications via email,
pagingandSNMPtrap
• Advancedmulti-stagefilteringenables
triggering or capturing of specific events
• Singleclickinstantdisplayfilters
• Scheduledcapturesforoff-hourpacket
captures
• DNSresolutionofIPaddresses
• Decodesmorethan250protocols
OptiView® Protocol Expert Plus adds:
• RemoteviewingandcontrolofOptiView
Protocol Expert Plus and OptiView Link
Analyzers
• AAASecuritysupportusingstandardTACAC
servers
• Customizedpacketeditingandcreationfor
retransmission
• Replayofcapturedpacketfileandtraffic
pattern generation to load network
segment
• Centralizedconfigurationandupdatesof
remote link analyzers within an enterprise
environment
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Protocol Expert’s real time VoIP monitoring provides instantaneous measurements of QoS and call volume. Real-time alarms alert you when call quality goes outside of normal levels, and extensive VoIP decodes ensure shortened MTTR for any VoIP issue.
Protocol Expert provides packet level decodes and detail in combination with a graphical representation of individual conversation threads. Application performance and troubleshooting becomes easier to visualize and resolve.
Ordering information
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Model Description
OPV-PE/PRO OptiView Protocol Expert software
OPV-PE/PLUS OptiView Protocol Expert Plus software (adds remote control and traffic generation functions)
OPV-PE/VOIP VoIP Option for OptiView Protocol Expert software
OPV-PE/EP UpgradefromOPV-PE/PROtoOPV-PE/PLUS
OPVS2-VOIP OptiView VoIP Option
PE/PRO-UGD OPV-PE/PROupgradetothelatestversion
PE/PLUS-UGD OPV-PE/PLUSupgradetothelatestversion
PE/VOIP-UGD OPV-PE/VoIPupgradetothelatestversion
Statistic Reports
Mac Layer – Frame count–Utilization– Broadcast frames– Multicast frames–Unicastframes– Error frames•Undersize•Oversize•Jabbers•Collisions
Frame Size Distribution
(in bytes)< 6464 65–127128–255256–511512–10231024–1518>1518
Protocol Distribution
–Networklayer
– IP layer
– IPX layer
– VoIP
– All
– by frames, absolute bytes, relative bytes
Top Hosts by – MAC layer–Networklayer– Application Layer
Top Conversations by
– MAC layer–Networklayer– Application Layer
VLAN Distribution
–TophostbyVLAN–TopconversationsbyVLAN
Statistics and reports VoIP specific analysis and reports
Analysis Reports
Call Log Displaysover2000callswithassoiated metrics
VoIP Metrics Specific charts monitor important metrics associated with monitored calls–Jitter–Droppedpackets–Delay– RTCP jitter– RTCP drop packets– Call set-up
VoIP Quality of Service
Real-time VoIP Quality ofService (QoS) analysis supportsSIP,SCCP,H.323 & MGCP–UserRfactor–NetworkRfactor– MOS – LQ– MOS – CQ– MOS – PQ (based
onITU-TP.862standard)
Call Analysis QoS analysis shows timeline of metrics and quality
VoIP Alarms Notifydegradationbeforeusers are impacted– Set-up time–Jitter–Droppedpackets– RTCP jitter– RTCP dropped packets–UserRfactor–NetworkRfactor– Set-up failures–Droppedcalls
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