It is what Mr. Walters calls a pro-active protocol analyzer.
The previous generation of protocol analyzers did not converse with network administrators in anything resembling English.
Without a protocol analyzer, he said, finding the faulty circuit board could have taken several hours.
It was a protocol analyzer for ethernet networks.
It is also notable for RS-232/422/485 protocol analyzers.
Frontline provides PC-based protocol analyzers for developers and industrial applications.
In the past 25 years, Frontline has released several protocol analyzers.
Network taps are passive devices that enable tools such as protocol analyzers and security systems to monitor the data on a network link.
IP load testers are a class of protocol analyzers focused on the practical evaluation of router performance.
Later releases included a basic packet capture utility making it also a protocol analyzer, such as Wireshark.