WAN Technologies
Why can't users connect to the Internet or to the remote site through your WAN link? Why is the link so slow? Do you need more WAN bandwidth, or are you paying for more than you use? Does your ISP really fulfill its end of the Service Level Agreement?  

These are just a few of the questions you need to answer quickly, accurately, and continuously if you want to properly manage expensive WAN traffic links. Network Instruments WAN Observer Suite Systems (WOSS), WAN Rack Mount Probes and Probe Kits provide the information you need to troubleshoot and monitor T1, E1, DS3, E3, and HSSI WAN links using Observer Suite, the ultimate general purpose protocol analyzer and traffic monitoring tool.

Network Instruments hardware solutions for WAN combine Observer Suite's enterprise strength analysis and monitoring with the TAP and interface hardware you need to capture WAN link traffic.  Network Instruments WAN Observer products let you: 

    • Capture and decode WAN layer traffic as well as hundreds of payload protocols.
    • Get real-time Expert Analysis that automatically flags and explains significant error activity at the both the WAN and LAN layers.
    • Diagnose WAN flow problems.
    • Collect and analyze long-term traffic trends for reporting and baselining.
    • Access both local and remote "points of visibility" by deploying inexpensive Probes.

For a more detailed look at what Network Instruments' WAN Observer products can do you can:

   • Visit the WAN Observer Suite System and WAN Rack Mount Probes and Probe Kit product page.
   • Download an evaluation of Observer Suite. You do not need an actual WAN link or Network Instruments hardware to run the WAN simulation demo.
   • To get the most out of the demo, you might want to refer to the WOSS Quick Start Guide which has details about the types of WAN links supported,
     as well as highlighting the WAN-specific features of Observer.
   • Learn how Network Instrument's Console/Probe "Distributed by Design" architecture makes the Observer family of analysis tools flexible, scalable,
     and affordable.
   • See the product detail page for each WAN-enabled analyzer in the Observer family:

     - Expert Observer
     - Observer Suite