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====== TCP Analyzer ======

This article hepls you with providing guidelines to install and run the TCP Analyzer app in Trisul Network Analytics.

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To Calculate and Analyze the latency from connection setup time, retransmissions, and timed-out flows. 
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The App adds the following metrics to Trisul namely,
  * Per Host Latency for internal and external hosts. Setup time in microseconds.
  * Per Host Retransmission count for internal and external hosts. Number of retransmitted packets.
  * Per Host Retransmission Percent for internal and external hosts. % retransmitted vs total packets.
  * Per Host Poor Quality Flows : Number of flows with high retransmissions.
  * Per Host Mark Flow with bad BADQUALITY if timeout.

===== Installing =====

  * The app can be installed by logging in as Admin and selecting //Web Admin > Manage > Apps > TCP Analyzer//.
  * Restart the probes after installing the app.

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===== Viewing the data =====

This app shows data in three forms.They are
  * It adds a new Counter group called **TCP Analyzer**.
  * It can be viewed by selecting //Retro > Retro Counters//.

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Also,
  * It adds a new Flow Tracker called **POOR QUALITY**.
  * It can be viewed by selecting Tools > Flow Tracker. You have to select the Flow tracker as mentioned above.

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Also,
  * It adds a new Flow Tagger called **BAD QUALITY**.
  * The best method to see the flow tagger is by selecting Tools > Explore Flows. Enter expression as 'tag=BadQuality'.

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