GL Communications offers remote protocol analysis
-- Test & Measurement World, 11/16/2007 2:18:00 PM
Remote protocol analyzer, or RPA, functionality is an extension of the feature-rich capability available with GL Communications’ GUI-based protocol analyzers. HDLC-based protocols, such as ISDN, SS7, GR303, and others, can be monitored remotely via a set of hardware and software features available with the company’s T1 and E1 protocol analyzers.
The RPA function permits unattended operation 24/7, remote accessibility for difficult connection situations, remote non-intrusive operation, and remote detailed diagnostic capability.
For HDLC-based protocols, HDLC frames can be transported via TCP/IP and captured remotely with a GUI protocol analyzer client. At the client location, the full capability of a real-time protocol analyzer is available for storing, analyzing, filtering, displaying, and processing the protocol information.
At the monitoring site, the T1/E1 hardware, server software, and HDLC capture software are all that is required irrespective of the protocol being monitored. At the remote site, the appropriate GUI-based protocol analyzer receives HDLC frames and performs the protocol analysis function as if the remote link did not exist. The bandwidth of the LAN or WAN link transporting the HDLC frames should be adequate for the protocol being monitored.
GL Communications, www.gl.com.
