Integrated Network Analyzer
It provides an integrated solution in several ways:
First, it delivers a vision into networks unavailable anywhere else by intelligently delivering information collected from a variety of activities, including seven-layer protocol analysis, active discovery, SNMP device analysis, RMON2 traffic analysis and physical layer testing. The value of having all these different solutions integrated into one box, the company says, is that users have all the functionality of multiple tools at their fingertips, and information is provided in the context of what they need, when they need it.
Second, OptiView leverages the network management products already in the organization by collecting data from or providing information to those systems.
And third, integration also means a design and user interface that is equally effective whether the unit is carried as a portable device or placed semi-permanently on a network link.
The same user interface that is viewed on the portable unit is replicated exactly when accessed remotely using only a network connection and a Web browser. Real-time remote monitoring and problem discovery make it easy and economical to share knowledge and expertise across an organization. The Remote User Interface allows up to seven operators to access a single OptiView simultaneously.
The network analyzer is offered in the three models:
• Standard is equipped with auto discovery, layer seven statistics and network discovery with SNMP analysis;
• Pro adds intelligent application filters, protocol capture and decode, RMON2, and a 100BASE-FX interface; and
• Pro Gigabit offers the same features as Standard and Pro models plus a single port, field changeable Gigabit Ethernet Interface (GBIC).
Fluke Corporation, 6920 Seaway Blvd., P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA 98206. Tel: 425-347-6100; Fax: 425-356-5116.