Top Talkers Reports

The Top Talkers report is available on the Reports > All Reports page under the Traffic Reports section. The reports displays traffic volume data for the most active:

  • Hosts

  • Host pairs

  • Host pairs and ports (can break out MAC-IP assignments)

  • Host groups

  • Host group pairs

  • Host group pairs and ports

  • Applications

  • Application ports

  • Ports

  • Protocols

  • Network interfaces

  • Network devices

Report Criteria section

Select the category of traffic to be reported. When reporting on host groups, use the drop-down list box to choose the group by which to report the traffic volumes.

In addition to the traffic category selection, the Report Criteria section includes:

  • Time frame – the length of time (ending now) or the interval of time (from x to y) that the report is to cover; more

  • Templates – a menu of options for using the current Report Criteria settings; more

  • Group type – the host group type, as defined on the Definitions > Host Groups page, that is to be included in the report.

  • Run now – runs the report and displays the results as soon as they are available

  • Run in background – opens a window for you to specify the title of the report and the option for saving the report. It then runs the report in the background. When the report is ready, it is saved and listed on the Reports > Saved Reports page.

Traffic Report section

When the report is completed and displayed, you can use the Report Options menu to:

  • Save the report on the Reports > Saved Reports page.

  • Print the report to a printer or file.

  • Email the report.

  • Change the display to use a different unit of measure for traffic volume.

  • Export the report data in a Comma-Separated-Value (CSV) file.

You can use Options menu on the table to:

  • Change the columns included in the report and change their order.

  • Change the number of rows in the report.

  • Export the report data in a Comma-Separated-Value (CSV) file.

Reports