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.
| Packet Capture/Decode |
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Real-Time Packet Captures & Decode |
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| Automated Packet Captures |
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| Nanosecond Resolution |
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| Financial Protocol Support |
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| Filters |
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| Find Virus and Hack Signatures |
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| Statistical Drill Down |
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| Triggers and Alarms |
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| error Tracking |
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| Real-Time Statistics |
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| top Talkers |
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| Bandwidth Utilization |
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| VLAN Analysis |
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| Internet Activity |
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| Wireless Analysis |
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| IP Pair Statistics |
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| Protocol Distribution |
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| 64 & 32-bit applications |
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| Network Trending/Reporting |
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| Comparison Reports |
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| Ready-Made Reports |
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| Custom Reports |
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| Report Scheduler |
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| IPv6 Support |
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| Trace File Aggregation |
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| SRTP Support |
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Application Analysis Trending |
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| Stream Reconstruction |
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| Web pages |
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| e-mails |
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| Instant messages |
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| VoIP |
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| HTTP-transferred files |
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| Expert Analysis |
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| over 600 Experts |
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| Expert Summary |
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| Network Delay |
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| Connection Dynamics |
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| MultiHop Analysis |
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| "What-If" Modeling |
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| Application Analysis |
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| Citrix |
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| DHCP |
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| DNS |
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| FIX |
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| FTP |
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| HTTP |
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| LDAP |
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| MS Exchange |
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| MS Networking (SMB) |
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| Oracle |
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| POP3
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| SMTP |
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| SNMP |
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| SQL |
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| Telnet |
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| VoIP |
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| URL-Based Tracking |
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| VoIP Analysis |
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| Call Detail Records |
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| Aggregate Call Summaries |
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| Over 70 VoIP metrics |
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| Over 50 VoIP Experts |
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| QoS Metrics |
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| MOS, R-Factor |
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| SRTP support |
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| VoIP Systems Supported |
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| Avaya |
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| Cisco |
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| Mitel |
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| Nortel |
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| Siemens |
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| ShoreTel |
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| MPLS Monitoring |
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| SSL decryption |
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| NetFlow Collector |
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| Video monitoring |
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| Video metrics |
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| End-user experience monitoring |
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| Third-party decode and analysis |
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| SNMP Device Management |
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| RMON Support |
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| SOAP Support |
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| Switch Station Locator |
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| Web Publishing Service |
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| Automated Report Delivery |
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| Baselining with Alarms |
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