User Guide

Statistics
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Figure 8.2. The "Protocol Hierarchy" window
This is a tree of all the protocols in the capture. You can collapse or expand subtrees, by clicking on the
plus / minus icons. By default, all trees are expanded.
Each row contains the statistical values of one protocol. The Display filter will show the current display
filter.
The following columns containing the statistical values are available:
• Protocol: this protocol's name
• % Packets: the percentage of protocol packets, relative to all packets in the capture
• Packets: the absolute number of packets of this protocol
• Bytes: the absolute number of bytes of this protocol
• MBit/s: the bandwidth of this protocol, relative to the capture time
• End Packets: the absolute number of packets of this protocol (where this protocol was the highest
protocol to decode)
• End Bytes: the absolute number of bytes of this protocol (where this protocol was the highest protocol
to decode)
• End MBit/s: the bandwidth of this protocol, relative to the capture time (where this protocol was the
highest protocol to decode)
Note!
Packets will usually contain multiple protocols, so more than one protocol will be counted for
each packet. Example: In the screenshot IP has 99,17% and TCP 85,83% (which is together
much more than 100%).