Network Instruments Observer
Version Comparison

Following is a comparison of the available versions of Network Instruments Observer. If you need help deciding which version is right for your network environment, please feel welcome to contact us.

Observer Comparison

 
Features

Basic Network Control.

Observer's functionality plus the ability to identify network issues & offer immediate solutions.

Observer & Expert Observer's functionality plus web reporting & SNMP & RMON device management.

Packet Capture / Decode
    Real-time Packet Captures
    & Decode
    Automated Packet Captures
    Nanosecond Resolution
Filters
Find Virus & Hack Signatures
Statistical Drill-Down
Triggers & Alarms
Error Tracking
Real-Time Statistics
    Top Talkers
    Bandwidth Utilization
    VLAN Analysis
    Internet Activity
    Wireless Analysis
    IP Pair Statistics
    Protocol Distribution
64 & 32-bit Applications
Network Trending/Reporting
    Comparison Charts
    Ready-made Reports
    Custom Reports
    Report Scheduler
    IPv6 Support
    Application Analysis Trending  
Stream Reconstruction  
    Web pages  
    Emails  
    Instant Messages  
    VoIP  
    HTTP-transferred files  
Real-time & Post Capture Expert Analysis  
    Over 570 Experts  
    Expert Summary  
    Network Delay  
Connection Dynamics  
Multi-hop Analysis  
"What-If" Modeling  
Application Analysis  
    Citrix  
    DNS  
    FTP  
    HTTP  
    MS Exchange  
    MS Networking (SMB)  
    Oracle  
    POP3  
    SMTP  
    SNMP  
    SQL  
    Telnet  
    VoIP  
VoIP Analysis  
    Call Detail Records  
    Aggregate Call Summaries  
    Over 70 VoIP metrics  
    Over 50 VoIP  
    QoS Metrics  
    MOS, R-Factor  
VoIP Protocols  
    Avaya CCMS  
    H323  
    MGCP  
    Nortel UNIStim  
    SCCP (Cisco Skinny)  
    SIP  
MPLS Monitoring  
SSL and SSH decryption  
NetFlow Collector  
sFlow Collector  
SNMP Device Management    
RMON Support    
SOAP Support    
Switch Station Locator    
Web Publishing Service