LiveAction Flow

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Advanced Flow Visualizations and Monitoring

LiveAction Flow is knowledge-based software that provides advanced system level flow visualization as well as detailed internal router and interface flow visualizations and graphs. The software enables IT engineers to quickly set up and view flow information on their networks.

Why LiveAction Flow?

LiveAction Flow starts with a network topology view that provides a crystal clear view of live traffic flow activity across the network. From this topology view, users can quickly drill down to individual devices or interfaces for more detail. This unique approach makes it easy to find troublesome spots on the network and allows users to switch effortlessly to other LiveAction modules such as LiveAction QoS, Routing, and IP SLA.

Because the volume of flow data can be overwhelming, LiveAction provides numerous filtering options to tailor the information presented on the screen. LiveAction is one of the few flow applications that supports Cisco MIB polling to ensure real-time flow data and to to minimize the impact of flow on live bandwidth.

In addition to live views, LiveAction also captures historical flow data on a daily basis so you can recreate detailed flow conditions for any date and time you specify.


Hierarchical View	Real Time Network Topology	Devices	Flows	Interfaces
Left side of screen shows devices and interfaces in a hierarchical view	Right side of screen shows devices, interfaces, interconnections, flows, interface bandwidth, congestion, and more.	Large circles indicate devices (routers and switches). Small circles indicate interfaces.	Curved lines indicate traffic flows.	Top half: input Lower half: output Numbers: bandwidth.

Key Features and Benefits

Ease of use	LiveAction’s intuitive graphical interface replaces complicated command lines to make on-the-fly monitoring fast, easy and understandable.
Built-in flow expertise	Router expertise is built into LiveAction Flow and is based on our extensive knowledge of Cisco devices and flow.
Intuitive topology views	Literally “see” your flows across the network from source to destination.
Faster troubleshooting	Starting with the topology view spot congested devices and interfaces instantly by their amber color. Double-clicking on these elements provides more detailed information with multiple viewing options.
Confirm System Changes	Observe the effects of routing changes on network traffic and flows in real time.
Greater Operator Efficiency	Improve operator efficiency through advanced visualization of real-time encrypted traffic at the system, network, router, enclave, COI, and application-class levels.
Enhanced Security	Enhance security by identifying unauthorized traffic and denial of service (DoS) attacks using real-time monitoring.
Historical Capture and Playback	Replay captured flow data from any previous date and time to view activity and problems exactly as they occurred.

Device Level Flow View

Device view shows flows through each interface. LiveAction displays up to 200 Flow flows per device. Flows can be grouped by IP address, port, or port application. Flow data will also appear in tabular format at the top of the screen. Data can be displayed by IP address, port, or port application and powerful filters make it easy to create customized views.

NetFlow Device Level View

Historical Device Level View

Flow data is captured at five minute intervals on a daily basis so you can recreate detailed Flow conditions for any date and time you specify.

Historical View

Interface Level Flow View

See detailed views of traffic flows for individual interfaces. Flows are charted on a timeline and can be displayed based on port, DSCP, and inbound or outbound IP addresses.

NetFlow Interface View