HP E5200A To Capture and View Data, To Capture and View Data

Using the Analyzer

To Capture and View Data

To Capture and View Data

You can capture real data from the link at any time and use it for testing and analysis. The analyzer captures incoming data from one or more ports at full line rates up to 155 Mb/s. Capture data when you want to analyze a fault condition or see what the data actually looks like. For example, you can capture data to

∙look for protocol errors

∙look at pre-trigger and post-trigger data to determine the possible causes of a fault

∙produce reports from captured, logged, and monitored data

∙look for patterns in protocols not currently supported by the analyzer

∙store data for offline analysis at another time

The analyzer’s data capture options let you choose

∙the source of the data to capture, for example, data for a specific channel or set of channels

∙the IP address or subnet of the data to capture (if there is IP traffic on the link)

∙whether to capture from one or both ports

∙the start/stop criteria for the capture

After capturing data, you can view it using the View Captured Data window.

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