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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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