Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Matrix
Monitoring Your Network
The Matrix collects statistics for conversations between network nodes
in real time:
For LAN adapters, the Matrix accumulates MAC, IP network, IP
application, IPX network, and IPX transport-layer information.
For wireless LAN adapters, the Matrix accumulates MAC, IP, IPX,
and 802.11 statistics. See Matrix Counters for Wireless Networks
(802.11 Tab) on page 96 for more information on wireless-specific
statistics.
You can view Matrix data as a traffic map, as a table, or as a bar or pie
chart using the buttons in the Matrix toolbar, as described in the table
below.
Table 5-8. Matrix Toolbar Options
Button Description
Traffic Map. The traffic map provides a birds-eye view of
network traffic patterns between nodes in real time.
Outline Table. The table views display traffic count
statistics for each detected conversation in real time. The
outline table provides a quick summary of total bytes and
packets transmitted by each side of each detected
conversation.
Detail Table. The table views display traffic count statistics
for each conversation in real time.
For most tabs, the detail table provides a quick summary of
the higher-layer protocol type and its traffic load
transmitted on both sides of each conversation.
For the 802.11 tab, the detail table breaks out packet
counts by different wireless control frame types. For
example, Beacon frame counts are provided for both sides
of each detected conversation.
Bar Chart. The bar chart displays the top x busiest
conversations in real time, where x is a user-configurable
number in the Matrix Properties dialog box. (The default is
10.)
Pie Chart. The pie chart displays the top x busiest
conversations as relative percentages of the total load of
top x traffic. x is a user-configurable number in the Matrix
Properties dialog box (the default is 10).
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