Top Applications
Top Applications report reveals applications creating the most network traffic for the selected interval.
- . Application or transport layer protocol (if unidentified). Others indicates bandwidth utilized by unclassified traffic.
- . Combined (incoming/outgoing) number of bytes transferred. (Use Report Settings
option to rank the list by packet or flow count, not bytes.) - . Average bit rate.
- . Percentage of the total traffic.
To display Flow and Packet measurements, click a column heading (
) for column selection list (
). You can also include:
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- . Application layer protocol name.
- . Application traffic type.
- . Percentage of the total traffic.
- . Average packet rate.
- . Percent of packets for this category.
- . Total number of flow messages.
- . Rate at which WhatsUp Gold receives measurements observed at the device.
- . Percentage of total measurement for samples received.
- . Fraction of interface capacity needed for application traffic.
Generate a report
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Choose a networking device or single physical or virtual interface you want to see Top Applications measurements for. Choose traffic direction across an interface.
Use the Select Device dialog for one of the following:
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Description
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Device.
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Browse and choose a networking device that is a Network Traffic Analysis monitoring source.
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Network Interface.
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- Choose a single physical or virtual interface Network Traffic Analysis you want traffic statistics for.
- Choose direction of traffic over the network interface (, , , or for invalid traffic.).
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Choose times for the Top Applications.
Choose time constraints for data view
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Purpose
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Date Range
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Choose or define an overall date range.
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Business hours 
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- 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.
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. Choose and hide columns, reorder columns, and apply advanced filters 
to customize your data view.
Filter and pick by column
Click a report heading () and use the "column picker" () from the drop down list.
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Purpose
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Columns.
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Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
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Move Column.
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Click on a column heading and drag it to reorder your table's columns.
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Advanced Filtering.
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Apply category, pattern, and keyword filtering to column data.
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. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings dialog (optional).
Specify threshold and top n:
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Purpose
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Show Top n Items
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Limit items to the samples with the highest values.
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Sort by Field
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Select a column to sort by (if applicable).
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Chart and view options
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Purpose
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View Options
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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.
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Chart Type
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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.
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Y-Axis Scale
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Scale Y-axis (chart and graph height) automatically or choose a fixed size.
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Share, export, and save as PDF
Most generated Top Applications report data can be printed, shared, and exported when selecting (
) from the Dashboard Options (
) menu. After the report has been expanded, select export (
) to access the following options: