View Application Visibility - App-Category Controller Stats

Before you begin

Categories are existing WiNG or user defined application groups (video, streaming, mobile, audio etc.) that assist administrators in filtering (allowing or denying) application data. For information on categorizing application data, refer to Create a Custom Application Definition and Create an Application Group.

Procedure

  1. Click the Category tab.
    The Category screen displays.
    Click to expand in new window
  2. Refer to the Top Categories graph to assess the most prolific, and allowed, application data categories utilized by the controller or service platform.
    Total Bytes Displays the top ten application categories in respect to total data bytes passing through the controller or service platform managed network. These are only the administrator allowed application categories approved for proliferation within the controller or service platform managed network.
    Bytes Uploaded Displays the top ten application categories in respect to total data bytes uploaded through the controller or service platform managed network. If this category data is not aligned with application utilization expectations, consider allowing or denying additional categories or adjusting their precedence (priority).
    Bytes Downloaded Displays the top ten application categories in respect to total data bytes downloaded from the controller or service platform managed network. If this category data is not aligned with application utilization expectations, consider allowing or denying additional categories and categories or adjusting their precedence (priority).
  3. Refer to the Category Detailed Stats table to assess specific application category data utilization:
    Category Name Lists the allowed category whose application data (in bytes) is passing through the controller or service platform managed network.
    Uploaded Displays the number of uploaded application category data (in bytes) passing the through the controller or service platform managed network.
    Downloaded Displays the number of downloaded application category data (in bytes) passing the through the controller or service platform managed network.
    Num Flows Lists the total number of application category data flows passing through controller or service platform managed devices. A category flow can consist of packets in a specific connection or media stream. Packets with the same source address/port and destination address/port are considered one flow.
  4. Click Clear Category Stats to clear the application category assessment data counters and begin a new assessment. Selecting this option will not clear application stats, just category stats.
  5. Click Refresh to update the statistics counters to their latest values.
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