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Viewing Desktop Bandwidth Reports
These reports summarize the overall inbound and outbound bandwidth improvements for the SteelHead Mobile clients of each type connected to the Mobile Controller. You can create reports according to the time period of your choice, application, and type of traffic.
For details about adding ports to be monitored, see Configuring Monitored Ports.
The Desktop Bandwidth report includes the following table of statistics that describe bandwidth utilization for the time period you specify.
Field
Description
WAN Data
Specifies the bytes transmitted over the WAN.
LAN Data
Specifies the bytes transmitted over the LAN.
Total Data Reduction
Specifies the percent decrease of data transmitted over the WAN as a result of optimization, according to the following calculation:
(Data In – Data Out)/(Data In)
Peak Data Reduction Occurred At
Specifies the time that the peak data reduction occurred.
Optimized Bandwidth Capacity Increase
Specifies the increase in the amount of data transmitted over the WAN as a result of optimization, according to the following calculation:
1/(1-Reduction Rate)
What This Report Tells You
The Desktop Bandwidth report answers the following questions:
•  How much bandwidth optimization has occurred on the SteelHead Mobile clients as a result of data optimization?
•  What was the average and peak reduction of data sent by SteelHead Mobile clients?
•  What was the overall increase in the amount of data that can be transmitted as a result of data optimization?
To view a Desktop Bandwidth report
1. Choose Reports > Endpoints > Desktop Bandwidth to display the desktop bandwidth page.
Figure: Desktop Bandwidth Page
2. Manipulate the report as you like:
–  Mouse over the data points.
–  To hide or show a data type (WAN or LAN), click that type in the graph legend.
3. Use the controls to customize the report as described in this table.
Control
Description
Period
Select Last Hour, Last Day, Last Week, Last Month, or Custom from the drop-down list.
If you select Custom, specify a Start Time and End Time to configure a customized time interval report. Use the following format for specifying a start and end time: yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss.
Endpoints
Select All from the drop-down list for a report on all endpoints connected to the Mobile Controller, or select a specific endpoint from the list.
Network
Select All from the drop-down list for a report on all networks or select WiFi, 3G/4G, or Roaming.
Application
For desktop endpoints - Select All from the drop-down list for a report on all applications connected to the Mobile Controller, or select a specific application from the list.
Refresh
Select a refresh rate option for the report display: 5, 10, or 15 Minutes. Or, select Off to turn off refresh.
Note: The refresh rate sets the rate at which the results of polling are displayed, not the polling rate itself. Polling occurs every five minutes.
4. Click Go to display the customized report.