System information

58 The Capture Menu
Decode and Analysis Protocols – Pie View Right-Click Menu
• Expand All—allows you to expand all branches.
• Close All—allows you to close all branches.
• Expand Branch—allows you to open the branch.
• Close Branch—allows you to close the branch.
• Show Subprotocols of—not active.
• Go to Higher Level Protocol—allows you to proceed to the higher level protocol.
• Display Properties—activates the Display Properties dialog.
Decode and Analysis – Top Talkers View
Top Talkers View in Decode and Analysis is similar in appearance and function to
Top Talkers mode. The difference is that the display is static, reflecting the
distribution of packets among the stations in the capture buffer, rather than, as with
Top Talkers mode, dynamic: reflecting an ongoing, updated distribution of what is
happening on the monitored segment.
While the numerical display in Top Talkers mode changes as Observer receives new
data, in Top Talkers View in Decode and Analysis the display will only change when
a new capture is loaded into the buffer or a new filter is applied to the present capture.
To view Decode and Analysis – Top Talkers View, click on the “Top Talkers”
navigation tab at the bottom of the Decode and Analysis window.
Decode and Analysis Top Talkers – Right-Click Menu
• Start Packet Capture on station address(es)—activates the Filters dialog.
• Start Packet Capture on pair address(es)—activates the Filters dialog.
• Create Filter on station address(es)—activates the Filters dialog.
• Create Filter on pair address(es)—activates the Filters dialog.