This is a static archive of our old Q&A Site. Please post any new questions and answers at ask.wireshark.org.

Finding number of bytes in a burst

0

Hi, How can I calculate the total number of bytes transported in a burst? Where there are 0 bytes transported before and after a section of traffic.

asked 01 May '17, 14:00

Sarah's gravatar image

Sarah
11●2●2●6
accept rate: 0%

edited 01 May '17, 14:01

One Answer:

0

My approach would be:

  • Open an IO graph (Statistics > I/O Graph)
  • Define "Y Axis" as "Bytes"
  • Define "Smoothing" as "None"
  • Define "Style" as "Dot"
  • Define "Interval" as whatever burst rate you want to measure

The result should be that every interval (for example 10ms) will have a dot plotted on the graph for the aggregate byte count within the defined time interval, which can be set as low as 1ms. Hit "reset" to align the graph for readabilty, add any display filter you want to drill down on (eg: measure burst rate of particular traffic types), and that should pretty much give you what it sounds like you're looking for.

answered 01 May '17, 15:23

Quadratic's gravatar image

Quadratic
1.9k●6●9●28
accept rate: 13%