View Application Visibility - Controller Application Stats

About this task

Legacy WiNG controllers and service platforms, running WiNG 7.2.1 OS, use a third-party DPI engine to inspect every byte of each application header packet allowed to pass their managed radio devices. Applications recognized and classified by DPI engine are applied administrator-defined actions. These actions are enforced through an Application policy. For information on categorizing, filtering and logging the application data allowed to proliferate the controller or service platform managed network, refer to Create a Custom Application Definition and Create an Application Group.

Procedure

  1. Select the Statistics tab from the Web UI.
  2. Expand the System node on the top, left-hand side of the screen.
    The System node expands to display the RF Domains created within the managed network.
  3. Expand an RF Domain node, select a controller or service platform.
    The Controller's statistics menu displays in the right-hand side of the screen, with the Health tab selected by default.
  4. Select Application Visibility (AVC) from the menu.
    The Application screen displays.
    Click to expand in new window
  5. Refer to the Top Applications graph to assess the most prolific, and allowed, application data passing through the controller/access point managed network.
    Total Bytes Displays the top ten utilized applications in respect to total data bytes passing through the controller or service platform managed network. These are only the administrator allowed applications approved for proliferation within the controller or service platform managed network.
    Bytes Uploaded Displays the top ten applications in respect to total data bytes uploaded through the controller or service platform managed network. If this application data is not aligned with application utilization expectations, consider allowing or denying additional applications and categories or adjusting their precedence (priority).
    Bytes Downloaded Displays the top ten applications in respect to total data bytes downloaded from the controller or service platform managed network. If this application data is not aligned with application utilization expectations, consider allowing or denying additional applications and categories or adjusting their precedence (priority).
  6. Refer to the Application Detailed Stats table to assess specific application data utilization:
    Application Name Lists the allowed application name whose data (bytes) are passing through the controller or service platform managed network.
    Uploaded Displays the number of uploaded application data (in bytes) passing the through the controller or service platform managed network.
    Downloaded Displays the number of downloaded application data (in bytes) passing the through the controller or service platform managed network.
    Num Flows Lists the total number of application data flows passing through the controller or service platform for each listed application. An application flow can consist of packets in a specific connection or media stream. Application packets with the same source address/port and destination address/port are considered one flow.
  7. Click Clear Application Stats to clear the application assessment data counters and begin a new assessment. Selecting this option will not clear category stats, just application stats.