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original proposal for article

I suggest the following sections:

  Definition

  Actual products e.g. Ethereal: http://www.ethereal.com/

  Functions in a protocol analyzer: Capturing packets
     splitting them into envelopes
     following an exchange on a certain "envelope level"
     find inconsistencies

  Related instruments (oscilloscope, fibre analyzers, cable sonar)

  "Sniffing"

  Security issues

— Preceding unsigned comment added by RJFJR (talk • contribs) 04:08, 1 February 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you figure out how much of that stuff belongs in the packet analyzer page, and put it there, instead. Guy Harris (talk) 03:26, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge (or delete) stubs

I propose merging (or deleting) IP load tester & Telecom network protocol analyzer (and maybe even Bus analyzer) into Protocol analyzer. These articles do not seem to meet WP:Notability guidelines to merit a separate page, but perhaps are worth preserving as part of this Protocol analyzer page/stub, if reliable sources can be found. I'm also wondering if Packet analyzer should be merged here as well, since the terms are used interchangeably (in both directions^[1])Yaakovaryeh (talk) 08:20, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protocol analyzer currently looks like a WP:DISAMBIG page and maybe it should stay that way. Bus analyzer is more closely associated with Logic analyzer than Protocol analyzer. Packet analyzer is fine as it is. ~Kvng (talk) 14:29, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is there some compelling reason to have telecom network protocol analyzer separate from packet analyzer and, if so, is there some compelling reason why a "telecom network protocol analyzer" isn't just a specific type of "packet analyzer"? Guy Harris (talk) 05:01, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Poulton, Don (2012). MCTS 70-642 Cert Guide: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-13-280216-1. protocol analyzer. Also known as a network analyzer or packet analyzer, a protocol analyzer is a hardware device or software program that enables you to capture, store, and analyze each packet that crosses your network

[1] Poulton, Don (2012). MCTS 70-642 Cert Guide: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-13-280216-1. protocol analyzer. Also known as a network analyzer or packet analyzer, a protocol analyzer is a hardware device or software program that enables you to capture, store, and analyze each packet that crosses your network

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