User Manual Part 2
Table Of Contents
- 7. Recording Options
- 8. Display Options
- 9. Reading a CATC Trace
- 10. Decoding Higher Protocols
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 LMP and L2CAP Messages
- 10.3 Decoding and Viewing Higher Protocol Data
- 10.4 Tooltips
- 10.5 Viewing Packets in LMP and L2CAP Messages
- 10.6 Types of LMP and L2CAP Messages
- 10.7 Viewing L2CAP Channel Connections
- 10.8 Viewing Protocol Messages and Transactions
- 10.9 Changing Protocol Assignments
- 11. Other Features
- 12. How to Contact CATC
- 13. Warranty and License
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10.3 Decoding and Viewing Higher Protocol Data
Higher protocol data can be decoded two ways: by clicking a decode button
on the toolbar or by selecting a decode command from a pull down menu.
Decoding Via the Decoding
Toolbar
The Decoding Toolbar has ten buttons for decoding packets, messages, and
protocols:
• Pkt (Display Packets)
• LMP (Display LMP Messages)
• L2CAP (Display L2CAP Messages)
• SDP Msg (Display SDP Protocol Messages)
• SDP Tra (Display SDP Transactions)
• TCS (Display TCS Protocol messages)
• RFCOMM (Display
• OBEX (Display OBEX Protocol)
• AT (Display AT Commands Protocol)
• HDLC (Display HDLC Protocol)
• PPP (Display Point to Point Protocol)
For example, to display LMP messages, click .
Note Once a decode has been performed, it will probably be necessary to scroll through
the display to find the decoded messages or protocols. You can shorten your
search by first clicking the Hide Unassociated Traffic button .
Decoding Via the Display Options Dialog Box
The Display Options dialog box has three options for issuing decode
commands. To issue a command,
Step 1 From the menu bar, select