Fluke Networks Visual Performance Manager
VoIP Performance
Having a strategic plan in place for VoIP performance management with visibility from edge-to-core throughout the VoIP lifecycle is imperative to having a successful VoIP deployment experience. A comprehensive, enterprise approach of best practices enables network managers to manage the entire VoIP lifecycle – that includes planning, operational management, troubleshooting and interpretation and reporting.
Visual Performance Manger can help with each phase of the VoIP lifecycle:
- Assess
- Monitor and manage
- Optimize
Assess
When deploying VolP across the infrastructure, network mangers must determine the bandwidth available for both data and voice applications. Visual Performance Manager baselines existing usage and delivers extensive analysis. For example, by monitoring VolP standards and setting customizable thresholds, enterprises can determine the maximum potential number of concurrent VolP calls at each site while meeting quality standards.
Identify individual VoIP calls and measure key performance statistics including MOS. (click to view larger image)
Monitor and Manage VolP
Visual Performance Manager provides both per-call MOS measurements and network SLA measurements such as availability, jitter and latency. Administrators can quickly gain visibility into VolP performance and identify poor call quality.
View end-to-end actual call performance including MOS scores and degredation factors. (click to view larger image)
Optimize VolP Performance
With real-time and historical troubleshooting capabilities, users can quickly identify, isolate and resolve poor performance at any site. For site-specific problems, administrators can investigate sites in detail to discover VolP performance decline. For intermittent problems, administrators can investigate individual calls in detail to determine the cause of poor performance.
- Monitor critical per-call metrics such as MOS, jitter, latency and packet loss
- See immediate graphical representations of trends and patterns across your VoIP network to speed troubleshooting
- Assess network readiness for VoIP with customizable, automated reports
- Proactively isolate, identify and troubleshoot poor VoIP performance at remote sites
- Understand VoIP resource utilization and call volumes on your network
- Use the same management infrastructure to understand the impact of voice and data applications on a converged network
