Finisar Surveyor manual Introduction

	Introduction	1
	Surveyor Functions
	Table 1-1. Surveyor Functions (continued)
Log	Record counter information. Surveyor enables you to capture all byte, frame,
	and error counter values compiled during the capture or transmission of data.
Monitor	Real-time views for data seen on a network segment. The data can be
	viewed in numerous ways and from different perspectives. Display of the
	data can be either graphical charts or row-and-column tables.
Settings Alarms	Alarms can be set to flag network conditions. Actions can be performed
	when alarms are triggered.
Table 1-2. Surveyor Optional Software Modules and Their Functions
Function	Description
Remote Functions	All data collection and data management functions described in Table 1-1
(Remote plug-in)	are available from other devices in a distributed network.
Transmit	Send data to a network. Surveyor lets you see what happens to your network
(Packet Blaster	under precisely controlled conditions. You can play back streams of captured
plug-in)	data or you can transmit edited data. You can edit a stream of captured data
	by changing the sequence of the packets, deleting or adding (inserting) pack-
	ets, creating bad packets, eliminating all packets of a certain type (protocol)
	and so on. Surveyor also gives you complete control of when, how fast, how
	long, and how often it transmits the data you want to send over the network.
Expert Analysis	Expert analysis starts with the automatic logging of possible problems.
(Expert plug-in)	Expert data views display counters, addresses, protocols, and diagnostic
	information related to the detected network condition. Expert alarms can be
	set to flag network error conditions. Actions can be performed when alarms
	are triggered.
Voice/Video over	Decode VoIP and other synchronous protocols in an Ethernet environment
Ethernet Analysis	and present the data in tables. Multi-QoS data views display counters, call
(Multi-QoS plug-in)	detail records showing QoS statistics, addresses, and protocol conditions
	related to conversations and channels within the H.323, SIP, or Cisco’s
	SCCP protocol.

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