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A Protocol analyzer is a piece of software dedicated to the task of finding errors and monitoring the state (and traffic) on a digital network. Sometimes the software runs on a dedicated piece of hardware.
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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
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