Trend
Observer
Internet
Internet Test Equipment
The ultimate toolbox for
troubleshooting, managing
and maintaining your
World-Wide network
On-line analysis and decode
On-line filtering
Expert Analysis
VoIP Analysis and decode
SNMP Management Console
RMON1/2 Console
RMON2 Remote Probe
TrendObserver Remote Probe
Cost effective & efficient Remote
Probe
Network trending and Modelling
Local and Web-based reports
Monitoring of Ethernet Switches
10, 100, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI
and Token Ring
Trend
Observer
The complete high
performance testing solution
Local & Remote, Protocol
Analysis, Traffic Policing,
Expert Event Notification &
Modelling, SNMP Management,
RMON Console/Probe & Web
Reporting.
Troubleshoot Any Network
Problem, Anywhere, at Any Time
– With Complete Protocol
Analysis, Expert Systems,
Distributed Architecture, SNMP,
RMON and Web Access for
Shared and Switched Networks.
Protocol & Decodes
TCP/IP (v4 & v6)
H.323 (VoIP)
SNMP
Cisco/Bay/Nortel
VLAN
NetBIOS/NetBEUI
IPX/SPX
DECnet
Banyan/Vines, AppleTalk, SNA
Many, many more.
On-line Filters
Trend
Observer is a network
monitor and protocol analyser for
Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI and
asynch PPP. Using RMON other
network technologies such as
WAN & ATM can also be both
monitored and analysed.
Trend
Observer provides
metrics, capture/decode and
trending for both shared and
switched network environments.
With its included Probe running
on a PC on a remote segment
of any LAN, or VLAN,
Trend
Observer can monitor not
only the local segment/switch,
but the remote segment as well.
Trend
Observer offers both
real-time monitoring and
troubleshooting, as well as a
complete trending and baselining
collection system to view
historical data collected for days,
weeks, months or even years.
Trend
Observer provides a
complete management solution
for even the most complex
LAN/WAN environments.
With
Trend
Observer, you’ll know what’s
happening on your network
Decodes all primary protocols
and subprotocols (over 400
protocols decoded). On-line
filtering available for up to any
combination of 20 MAC
addresses, IP addresses,
protocols and data offsets.
Inclusive, exclusive, address
range, error, library of protocol
presets and offsets, custom
offsets with use of up to twenty
offsets simultaneously.
Simply Put:
The Trend
Observer
Is The Most
Complete, Feature-Rich Network
Management And Analysis Product
Available Anywhere
Real-Time Statistics
Bandwidth Utilisation
Top Talkers
Protocol Statistics
Pair Statistics
Internet Observer
Displays users’ Internet usage.
IP to IP Pairs with true layer 3
IP addresses.
IP Subprotocols by Station
Error Tracking
Network errors for Ethernet,
Token Ring or FDDI.
Ethernet – Packets too big/small,
CRC, collisions, alignment.
Token Ring – All 29 MAC layer
errors reported by Type I, II, III
and beacon.
FDDI – all 183 SMT and MAC
layer errors reported.
Mirror/SPAN port
SNMP control
Telnet control
Support for any switch
Historical Trending
Trending mode with viewer
allows user to collect, store, view
and analyze the network traffic
over days, weeks, months, and
even years.
Advanced Probe – Offers a
superset of RMON functionality.
RMON2 Probe
Switch Statistics
Trend
Observer uses advanced
sampling and scripting to loop
through all ports on your switch
and collect statistics on a
port-by-port basis.
Distributed Testing Via Probes
Extensible via the addition of
software-based, non-dedicated
Probes,
Trend
Observer is a
fully-distributed protocol
analyser. Probes provide
identical statistics and
functionality for remote
segments as the
Trend
Observer console.
Observer’s Probes can be
installed as either the Advanced
Probe or the RMON2 Probe.
Local or Remote console for
SNMP based devices
Anywhere on your LAN/WAN
Connected by the Internet.
Traps.
SNMP V1, V2.
MIB compiler.
Single tool for multi-vendor
networks.
Configuration tool for any (router,
switch) SNMP compliant device.
IP Expert
VoIP Expert
Time Interval Analysis
Connection Dynamics
Server Analysis
What If Analysis
Additional Features
Traffic Generator
– Allows
generation of traffic for testing
purposes. User can specify
packet type, packet size,
packets/sec, time period to
generate, destination, source
and number of packets to send.
Discover Network Names
–
Discovers all MAC addresses,
IP addresses and auto-aliases
for IP (inc. DNS lookup),
NetWare or Microsoft.
Expert Analysis
Online expert explanation given
instantly.Failure conditions are
flagged in red for quick
identification.
SNMP Device Management
and Data Collection
While
Trend
Observer monitors
network traffic, SNMP (Simple
Network Management Protocol)
is the standard for monitoring
specific network devices.
With
Trend
Observer, the
benefits of protocol/traffic
analysis and full SNMP device
management no longer need to
be two separate activities.
Trend
Observer offers complete
SNMP device management,
supporting multiple views of
SNMP device data, and both
readable and writeable SNMP
objects through
Trend
Observer
or a web browser.
Expert Summary Problem
Analysis
– Shows error events in
a single, concise display.
TCP/UDP/ICMP Experts
–
Shows protocol-based
and application-based problems
in real-time.
Time Interval Analysis
– Shows
network errors organized by time
periods to identify whether a
problem is sporadic or consistent
throughout the day.
Connection Dynamics
–
Packet-to-packet delay times are
shown visually, allowing instant
identification of long latency and
response times.
Server Analysis
– Displays a
server's response times
charted against the number of
simultaneous requests asked
of that server.
“What If” Modelling Analysis
–
This allows prediction of network
bandwidth and response-time
impact for topology changes
(e.g. 10MB to 100MB) and/or
changes on hardware and
usage. This “live-modelling” lets
you asses the impact of possible
network or application changes.
RMON Probe Device
Management and Data
Collection
RMON has become the industry
standard for traffic management
and packet level data collection
for multi-segment LAN/WANs.
The RMON console in the Suite
monitors and controls any
RMON-standard device (router,
switch, server, or hardware
probe) or program anywhere
on the network. The RMON
included is fully compliant with
all RMON1 and RMON2
specifications, and fully supports
all 19 RMON groups. Using
Trend
Observer with a remote
RMON probe has the same
features as for a local Observer.
Find out how with Observer
Single management tool for
multi-vendor networks.
Remote facilities for RMON
LAN/WAN Internet connected
devices.
Cost effective RMON analysis
solution.
Alarm support.
Who is using the Internet?
Why are host sessions “hanging”?
Why has access to the company’s main database become so slow?
Will moving to Gigabit increase my network response time?
How can I isolate intermittent problems?
How to view utilization and errors on a multi-interface router uplink?
How to verify performance and check compliance on your VoIP
network?
When will the added VoIP traffic critically impact the quality of network
communication?
How web extension can allow remote analysis of traffic without allowing
insecure decode capability?
Can I save sending an engineer out by using the remote diagnosis?
Secure access to Observer
probes.
Statistics from any browser,
anywhere.
Real-time statistics to 1 minute.
Ideal management reporting tool.
Web Reporting
Web reporting can be both
password protected and content
defined, access to network
trending information is
completely controlled by the
local administrator.
Access to decodes can be
restricted for security.
Features
product
General TrendObserver is a PC based multi-function LAN/WAN tester. Menus in English, French, German, Japanese and Russian. It features: decodes (customisable in C++), VoIP, expert, statistics, trending, reports, Ethernet switch support, remote operation, traffic generation, efficient Remote Probe, SNMP Management station and RMON Client and Server.
Remote operation TrendObserver Remote Probe and RMON/SNMP management software gives fully distributed operational capabilities. All features except on-line decode available remotely. Remote Probe is optimised for minimum network traffic overhead. Chat facility to Remote Probe if operator present.
PC Requirements Pentium 400, 64Mbyte memory, Windows 95, 98, ME, NT or 2000; with 1024x768 monitor and NDIS network adaptor working in promiscuous mode. Pentium 600 with 256Mbytes and 1280x1024 monitor preferred.
Capture & Decode 3 level: 1 line summary, full decode, and byte-by-byte. Automatic filter generation. Decode facility password protectable. Dual channel capture available.
Voice over IP Full decode of H323: including H225, H245, RTP, RTCP. Jitter, loss measurements and speech replay through PC speaker.
Interfaces supported Any NDIS/promiscuous compliant NIC card including: 10Base T, 100Base T, Gigabit, Token Ring(8/16) and FDDI. Also decodes asynch PPP based devices such as dial-up and cable modems.
Performance 100% 64Byte frames on 100Base T with suitable PC (report available)
Filtering On- and Off-line
By MAC address, IP address, IP address range, name. By protocol type
By any value at byte offset
Bi- and uni-directional, include and exclude, and by error with up to 24 conditions.
Decode facilities Save and load previously saved decodes. E-mail decodes. Import/export as text, CSV, Sniffer. Print as text in all 3 levels of decode.
Protocol decodes:
300+ major protocols decoded >1000 protocols decoded including sub-protocols.
Correct at publication. Refer to Sales for specific unlisted protocols.
Address/Name learning MAC, IP, aliases, DNS look-up, Netware, Microsoft.
Expert Automatic problem analysis, UDP/IP/TCP, time interval analysis, connection dynamics, server analysis, "What-if" analysis for capacity planning, Voice over IP
Ethernet Switching
(Facilities depend on switch type) Automatic control for capture and statistics/trending via SPAN/mirror port of switches from Cisco, 3Com, Intel, Cabletron, Plaintree, Xylan, HP, Allied Teleysis, Bay…….and any other to order.
Ports selectable via mouse click. Dedicated and scanning/sampling modes for full flexibility.
Statistics Bandwidth, utilisation, top talkers, by protocol, by frame size, by application, by address, by Internet URL, by pairs. Full usage on Internet by user.
Errors on Ethernet (runts, jabbers, CRC, collision and alignment), Token Ring (29 reported by Type I, II, III and beacon), FDDI (183 SMT and MAC). Vital signs display.
Traffic Trending Remote and local, by days, weeks, months, years. Collection period and type configurable. Usage by: time, traffic, station, Internet, application. Unattended collection is available using Remote Probe or SNMP enabled devices.
Reports generated Automatic "health check" type reports for traffic, station, protocol, time of day; available locally, remotely and via Web Browser (password protectable). Reports easily printed.
Ping/Trace Ping and ICMP Trace-route
Traffic generation Replay trace or custom frame by source, destination, size, content, packets/sec, number, test time. Warnings given before use.
Traps To SNMP, e-mail, pager, SMS, disc, log, audible alarm, program execution and print.
SNMP Management of local and remote devices, V1/2 configuration, statistics collection, trending, MIB compiler and walk.
RMON RMON1, 2. Operates as both Server and a low cost remote software probe (Client). All 19 groups and alarms supported. RFC’s 1513, 1757, 2021 and 2074 compliant.
NetWare: IPX, SPX , SAP, RIP, NCP/2, NCP/3, NCP/4, Packet Burst Protocol, NLSP, NDS, Watchdog, Serialization, Broadcast Notification
TCP/IP: IPv4: TCP, UDP, ARP, ICMP, IP, OSPF, RARP, RIP, RIPv2, SNMP, NetBIOS over IP, BOOTP, DHCP, DNS, FTP, RPC, TELNET, LPD/LPR, TFTP, HTTP, POP, POP3,IMAP, RCP, NFS, SMTP, SNMPv2, NNTP, PPP, IGMP, H.323 (Voice over IP) IPv6:– HBH, TCP, UDP, RH, FH, AH, AH, DOH, DSP, OSPF. IGRP, GGP, ST, ISO_TP4,DDP, IDRP, ESP, ISO_IP (all lower TCP/Data functions)
SNMP: All Objects and Object Types
NetBIOS/NetBEUI: Full SMB (over 600 command/sub-command), NON-Session, Frames, Session Frames
DECnet: DRP, NSP, SCP, SMB, LAT, MOP
AppleTalk: AARP, ADSP, AEP, AFP, ASP, ATP, DDP, LAP, NBP, PAP, RTMP, ZIP, ZIPATP
SNA: PU 2.0 (Token Ring), FID1, FID2, FID3, FID4, FID5, FIDF, RH, FMD, NC, DFC, SC
Banyan/Vines: VLLC, VIP, VICP, VARP, VRTP, VIPC, VSPP, SMB
VoIP (H.323): LDAP, H.225/Q.931, PER, H.245, RTP, RTCP, T.120/X.224, H.261, H.263, T.124, T.125, T.126, T.127
802.1Q/P: VLAN Tagging
Other: Cisco ISL, IGRP, CGMP, Spanning Tree (STA), Transparent Bridge, (TBCM), Bay BGP, BPDU
Frames
IEEE 802.3, 802.2, Ethernet Data Link Layer, Ethernet SNAP, LLC, IEEE 802.5, Token Ring MAC (ALL 29), FDDI SMT & MAC (all 183)
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