Agilent / HP 4957A

The Agilent/HP 4957A is a wide area network protocol analyzer is a rugged, portable and easy-to-use protocol analyzer that supports all major interfaces and protocols. It can be used to monitor, decode, simulate protocols and run BERT to 64 Kb/s.

The Agilent/HP 4957A is a wide area network protocol analyzer, which solves even the toughest communication problems cost-effectively and efficiently.

The Agilent 4957A is the right analyzer for troubleshooting network problems, or verifying the operation of the design or installing the customer equipment.

The 4957A protocol analyzer offers the best combination of price and performance in the industry and provides the capabilities that are most important to the user.

The 49574A includes the ability to do LAN/WAN internetworking testing of LAN traffic over wide area networks. Test from 50 bit/s Async to 2.048 Mb/s on all major WAN interfaces.

The 4957A protocol analyzer lets the user isolate data communications problems on virtually all networks. It guarantees 100% capture and analysis of the data during full line loading.

Full Remote Control allows bringing the 4957A to the remote site instantly with the PC-based remote troubleshooter software. Completely control a remotely located 4957A protocol analyzer from PC with virtual remote control, file transfer, and PC data analysis.

All major interfaces such as RS-232/V.24; RS-449/422/423; RS-530; V.35; X.21, ISDN basic rate (S, T and U); ISDN primary rate interface; T1 (1.554 Mb/s); CEPT (2.048 Mb/s); are supported by the 4957A.

All major protocols such as X.25; SNA; HDLC; SDLC; frame relay; SMDS; ISDN; X.21; SS#7; Bisync; asynchronous; IPARS; full capture of proprietary synchronous protocols are supported by the 4957A.

The Autoconfigure feature of the 4957A automatically determines line parameters in seconds. Prewritten tests for all major protocols, customizable displays and Built-in help screens make the 4957A a very easy to use WAN protocol analyzer.