Sniffer Analysis provides a direct-connect interface to the nGenius® InfiniStream appliances to perform unrestricted packet mining, forensic analysis and decodes across the nGenius InfiniStream packet store to speed troubleshooting and to minimize the impact of application performance issues and service degradations.
The Sniffer Analysis solution leverages nGenius InfiniStream appliances with intelligent Deep Packet Capture (iDPC) technology that supplies continuous packet capture and intelligent tools that enable network managers to:
• Access the nGenius InfiniStream appliance packet data store directly and perform unrestricted data mining
• Speed problem diagnosis by continuously recording traffic, preventing the need to recreate issues or wait for recurrence
• Simplify troubleshooting with intuitive, expert analysis to quickly find performance anomalies and isolate root cause
Sniffer Analysis Excels at Forensic Analysis
Sniffer Analysis is used to:
• Troubleshoot intermittent and elusive network and application performance problems
• Analyze network-based security issues to determine how a virus spreads or where vulnerabilities are being exploited
• Evaluate root cause of Voice over IP (VoIP) quality problems in conjunction with sophisticated Sniffer Intelligence and call play-back analysis
• Validate applications and services are being delivered within correct policy and prioritization requirements such as Quality of Services (QoS) classes
Products & Descriptions
InfiniStream Console
The InfiniStream Console is a software-based console providing a graphical, direct-connect interface for viewing summarized packet data and statistics residing on the appliance. It provides unrestricted mining of the entire data store across a wide array of criteria, allowing selection of exact conditions for which to launch into deeper analysis with Sniffer Intelligence or Sniffer Decodes.
Sniffer Intelligence
Provides automated application discovery and statistics to speed application analysis and problem resolution using a flexible and dynamic workflow. Leverages data captured by nGenius InfiniStream appliances.