Protocol analyzer (Tests functionality, performance and conformance of protocols)
Transmission Control Protocol | File Transfer Protocol | Session Initiation Protocol | User Datagram Protocol | BitTorrent (protocol) | Kyoto Protocol | Internet Protocol | Post Office Protocol | Program and System Information Protocol | Simple Network Management Protocol | Internet Message Access Protocol | Network File System (protocol) | Hypertext Transfer Protocol | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | Secure Real-time Transport Protocol | Real-time Transport Protocol | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | Montreal Protocol | Communications protocol | Wireless Application Protocol | SSH File Transfer Protocol | Remote Desktop Protocol | Point-to-Point Protocol | Internet protocol | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | tunneling protocol | Trivial File Transfer Protocol | Real Time Streaming Protocol | Proprietary protocol | Packet analyzer |
The captured information is decoded from raw digital form into a human-readable format that permits users of the protocol analyzer to easily review the exchanged information.
ShowEQ, a protocol analyzer for the video game, EverQuest.
Packet analyzer (aka network analyzer, protocol analyzer or sniffer), computer software or hardware that can intercept and log traffic passing over a digital network