Jump to content

Protocol analyzer

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kvng (talk | contribs) at 14:23, 29 September 2016 (caps, ws). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A protocol analyzer is a tool (hardware or software) used to capture and analyze signals and data traffic over a communication channel. Such a channel varies from a local computer bus to a satellite link, that provides a means of communication using a standard communication protocol (networked or point-to-point). Each type of communication protocol has a different tool to collect and analyze signals and data.

Specific types of protocol analyzers include:


Stub icon

This computer networking article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Protocol_analyzer&oldid=741762617"