PathView Appliances enable the PathView Cloud service to measure real time performance characteristics such as jitter, latency and bandwidth to and from any IP-addressable target. All PathView Cloud models include PathView Appliances and provide unprecedented network insight, offering an easy way to continuously monitor, test and troubleshoot remote site network performance. Each Appliance is designed to be deployed in a remote location and can monitor hundreds of network paths in real time to give reliable performance insight 24/7/365. The PathView Appliances can also be used as a target at the far end of the network path providing the most accurate measures in each direction independently. Because the PathView Appliances are “always on” targets, they support uninterrupted testing and troubleshooting without impacting production servers or applications.

PathView Appliances are fully self-contained and do not require servers, storage, databases or client software. They can be simply installed at any point on the network where there is power and a network connection, providing key performance metrics in minutes. Both the PathView rackAppliance and microAppliance are non-invasive to production environments and require zero administration or maintenance. Their ability to be remotely configured and updated makes them truly a “set and forget” device, enabling complete network visibility without the hassle of agent based software. The PathView Cloud Remote Performance Management solution offers simple, affordable monitoring and troubleshooting of the end-to-end performance of network paths, even through third-party networks.

PathView Cloud features and benefits
Deliver unprecedented network performance insight with PathView Cloud Network Performance Management Suite:

• Continuously monitors network performance in real time
• Assesses network readiness for new applications, services and infrastructure
• Quickly and precisely troubleshoots network issues with actionable diagnostics
• Reports on historical network performance and SLA compliance
• Measures asymmetric performance in both directions of a network path
• rackAppliance provides large scale monitoring of multiple networks simultaneously

Deploys easily anywhere on your network

• Automatically and securely connects with PathView Cloud for analysis and updates
• Automatically discovers devices connected to your network
• Always on so you never miss a performance measurement
• Installation requires only power and a network connection, no external hardware or software needed
• Immediately provides real-time, line-speed GigE performance
• microAppliance’s compact/lightweight form enables its use as a mobile engineer tool

Eliminates expensive hardware and maintenance costs

• Great for remote offices that lack an always-on device
• Zero maintenance device with automatic software updates
• No server procurement and provisioning
• rackAppliance features built in auto bypass for light, reliable flow and packet capture

The PathView rackAppliance is the zero administration solution for larger businesses or data centre deployments. The rackAppliance features increased capacity and the ability to monitor multiple networks simultaneously.

The PathView microAppliance is about the same size as a mobile phone. It eliminates the costs of purchasing, provisioning and managing servers.

Conduct live voice assessments without deploying any VoIP gear

PathView Cloud instant-value Network Performance Management leverages a zero administration, cloud-based service to meet the performance demands of today's distributed network infrastructure and network-dependent applications including VoIP, video, virtualisation and IP Storage. PathView Cloud provides unmatched performance insight to network leaders enabling pre-assessment, continuous monitoring and remote troubleshooting capabilities. With the add-on AppView Voice module, PathView Cloud evaluates production networks using real VoIP telephony packets without the deployment of any VoIP equipment. AppView Voice enables you to generate, analyse and measure the impact of live voice traffic on production networks to assure performance throughout the peak utilisation times of a typical business week or month - without ever deploying a single piece of voice gear.

AppView voice features:

• Provides insight into how network security and traffic shaping settings impact your key applications
• Verifies if QoS is having the desired effect on VoIP and other performance sensitive applications
• Enables remote office perspective of networks and applications
• On demand or recurring testing for VoIP readiness