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Computer network equipment or software that analyzes network traffic

A packet analyzer is a computer program or computer hardware such as a packet capture appliance that can analyze and log traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network. Packet capture is the process of intercepting and logging traffic. As data streams flow across the network, the analyzer captures each packet and, if needed, decodes the packet's raw data, showing the values of various fields in the packet, and analyzes its content according to the appropriate RFC or other specifications. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Packet analyzerA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: SecureFlow Analyzer: Live Packet Inspection and Threat Detection FrameworkInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Hands-on networking with Internet technologiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: On the Implementation and Performance Assessment of a WirelessHART Distributed Packet AnalyzerCited 42 times
  5. Go sideways: WiresharkA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: PcapA closely related topic

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