When deployed in standalone mode, Sniffer® Analysis provides unsurpassed segment-by-segment deep packet analysis and troubleshooting capabilities by leveraging any number of nGenius® InfiniStream® appliances deployed across the network. The Sniffer Analysis software suite provides a powerful view deep into IP network packets, revealing granular information about network and application interactions and response time and latency metrics.

A number of Sniffer Analysis software suite components are included with each nGenius InfiniStream appliance and provide a direct-connect interface to nGenius InfiniStream appliances including:

• Sniffer Intelligence (base module)–Back-in-time application-aware analysis software supplies packet-level forensic analysis to simplify troubleshooting, including enterprise application and voice intelligence capabilities
• InfiniStream Console–Direct-connect interface to an nGenius InfiniStream appliance
• Sniffer Focused Intelligence–A packet retrieval and manipulation tool to support in-depth packet searches and focused frame analysis
• Sniffer Financial Intelligence –An optional software module that is highly optimized to analyze and troubleshoot financial trading environments

Sniffer Analysis enables IT staff to perform granular packet analysis, data mining, and decode of packets captured and stored by nGenius InfiniStream appliances.

Capabilities include:

• Provides a direct connection to nGenius® InfiniStream™ appliances so users can view and analyze native packet data for unrestricted data mining to perform detailed forensic analysis on network traffic
• Automatic identification of popular packaged applications and next-generation IP-based services
• More than one hundred flow-based statistics and metrics including detailed server and network response times, TCP efficiencies, anomalies, and QoS levels
• Recognition of Voice over IP (VoIP) call detail records
• Patented HyperLock™ multi-dimensional filtering to speed data retrieval and expedite troubleshooting
• Comprehensive yet flexible views of the data
• Industry-leading Sniffer® decodes and experts
• QuickSelect thumbnail overview of traffic over time
• Merges multiple streams to provide a consolidated view
• Visually shows which packets and statistical time slices are available for retrieval
• Automatically launches Sniffer Intelligence and its decodes for detailed troubleshooting analysis
• Quickly reacts to service delivery issues using a “crash-cart” problem resolution approach
• Provides health statistics on the nGenius InfiniStream appliance