NBAR Applications

NBAR Applications report reveals top n applications ranked by bandwidth usage for the selected interval. Applications reported are detected and classified by a network based application recognition engine (NBAR) across interfaces associated with a device or group. This report is useful for identifying application traffic that uses randomly allocated rather than "dedicated" logical ports.

Note: The device running the Cisco NBAR engine must be configured to classify traffic before you run this report.

Application. Application category detected by the Cisco NBAR identification engine. Others indicates bandwidth utilized by unclassified traffic.
Bytes. Total number of bytes.
Bit Rate. Average bit rate between two endpoints (browser and webserver, for example).
Byte Percentage. Percentage of total traffic associated with each detected application.

To display Flow and Packet measurements, click a column heading for column selection list (_). You can also include:

Utilization. Fraction of total bandwidth capacity used. "N/A" denotes the measurement cannot be calculated because the bandwidth capability is unknown for the current interface.

Generate a report

Choose source. , Choose a networking device or single physical or virtual interface you want to see NBAR Applications measurements for. Choose traffic direction across an interface.

Choose time constraints. Choose times for the NBAR Applications.

Choose, filter, and reorder columns. Choose and hide columns, reorder columns, and apply advanced filters to customize your data view.

Chart, adjust output, and visualize. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings dialog (optional).

Print, share, and export

Generated NBAR Applications report data can be visualized, shared, and reused:

Print. Print grid and chart views.
Share. Share NBAR Applications reports with other users in a single or combined view.
Export. Export NBAR Applications data and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold.

Control	Description
Device.	Browse and choose a networking device that is a Network Traffic Analyzer monitoring source.
Network Interface.	Choose a single physical or virtual interface Network Traffic Analyzer you want traffic statistics for. Choose direction of traffic over the network interface (Inbound, Outbound, Inbound and Outbound, or Bounce for invalid traffic.).

Control	Purpose
Date Range	Choose or define an overall date range.
Business hours	Focus on specific days of the week and periods within each day. Reveal trends that are sensitive to business hours, time zones, and other periodic attributes in the observed data.

Control	Purpose
Columns.	Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
Move Column.	Click on a column heading and drag it to reorder your table's columns.
Advanced Filtering.	Apply category, pattern, and keyword filtering to column data.

Control	Purpose
Show Top n Items	Limit items to the samples with the highest values.
Sort by Field	Select a column to sort by (if applicable).

Control	Purpose
View Options	Select/clear the checkboxes to display/hide Totals. Display totals for each column. Others. Remainder values that do not make the top n. Chart. Display the selected Chart Type. Legend. Include legend and grid lines for readability. Trend Lines. Present data a smoothed average to show trend.
Chart Type	Select a chart type and associated options: Pie. Pie distribution chart. Line/Area. Scatter graph that connects adjacent measurements with straight lines. Spline/Area Spline. Choose a graph with a smoothed appearance where adjacent samples exhibit a gradual slope. Vertical Bar/Horizontal Bar. Vertical or horizontal bar chart/histogram.
Y-Axis Scale	Scale Y-axis (chart and graph height) automatically or choose a fixed size.

NBAR Applications

Generate a report

Choose time constraints for data view

Filter and pick by column

Specify threshold and top n:

Chart and view options

Print, share, and export