Solution Detail
BestPerf Network Quality Measurement + Flow Hunter Network Traffic Analysis
Turn subjective reports of slowness into trackable quality baselines. Flow Hunter connects SLA monitoring, retrospective analysis and PCAP evidence.
Main Test and Analysis Tools
Products
2
Scenarios
6
Evidence
PCAP
Why
Dedicated enterprise and cloud circuits, data center interconnects and branch links promise bandwidth, delay, loss and availability, but experience depends on more than bandwidth. RFC 6349 notes that L2/L3 tests alone do not fully represent end-user experience: TCP throughput also depends on RTT, bottleneck bandwidth, buffers, loss and windows. Acceptance and routine checks should therefore assess consistent application quality, not just provisioned bandwidth.
BestPerf actively probes and schedules measurements without waiting for user complaints. It records RTT, directional loss, jitter, micro-outages, TCP goodput and quality under load. Flow Hunter can remain passively connected to critical links for SLA monitoring, session anomalies, protocol-stage observations and retrospective analysis, linking trends to real sessions.
Topology
How
Deploy BestPerf nodes at headquarters, branches, cloud VPCs, data center exits or carrier handoff points. Identify whether each test covers a circuit, VPN, SD-WAN, cloud connection or internet exit. Configure measurements in both directions to avoid misleading conclusions from one-way throughput alone.
Schedule measurements every 5 or 15 minutes or around peak periods. Record RTT P50/P95, directional loss, jitter, micro-outages, TCP throughput and quality under load. Use sustained stability windows for acceptance and weekly/monthly trends for operations.
Deploy Flow Hunter passively on mirrored ports or TAPs at core switches, cloud entrances, data center exits or key branches. Continuously observe hosts, sessions, protocol stages, RTT, retransmissions, DNS, TLS and HTTP. When SLA baselines change, compare active measurements with real traffic.
When BestPerf detects degradation, Flow Hunter finds abnormal sessions or users report issues, review sessions, protocol stages and PCAP extracts for that time window. Distinguish link, application, server, DNS and carrier causes, retaining reviewable evidence.
Combine measurement curves, live events, abnormal windows, session evidence and carrier/cloud link information for SLA reviews, provider discussions, network optimization and capacity planning.
Product Stack
Tool Combination
BestPerf
Actively measure RTT, directional loss, jitter, micro-outages, TCP goodput and quality under load to establish link baselines.
Flow Hunter
Capture passively through mirrored ports or TAPs for L2-L7 analysis, session investigation, protocol-stage diagnosis and PCAP export.
Result
Identify the exact link, direction and time window with increased RTT, loss, jitter or micro-outages, instead of relying on reports of slowness or intermittent failures.
Reuse BestPerf tasks for delivery acceptance and scheduled checks to keep acceptance reports and operational measurements consistent.
Flow Hunter observes real traffic during SLA operation and retrieves sessions and PCAP evidence afterward, supporting quality discussions beyond isolated metrics.
Deliver more than throughput or delay figures: include topology, parameters, timelines, quality curves, key sessions, anomalies, PCAP extracts and retest results. Development, testing, operations, vendors and customers can discuss the same evidence rather than relying on screenshots, verbal descriptions and repeated debate.
References
Next Step
NetAccura can create a test topology, parameter table and POC plan based on your links, models, application protocols, available PCAPs and SLA goals.