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Perytons Ltd.: Perytons Expands Analysis of 6LoWPAN / IP Networks(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:15112010 Tel-Aviv, Israel -- Perytons, the leading provider of analyzers for standard and proprietary communication protocols, announced today the release of its latest analyzer version V3.21, addressing important new features and improvements requested by partners and customers. The new release also includes special protocol views and features for analyzing the frequently used IP over 802.15.4 based networks - 6LoWPAN. "In addition to the improvements one would expect from Perytons Analyzers' releases, the new version revolutionizes the way that 6LoWPAN / IP networks are analyzed." says Amnon Steiner, Regional Manager for North America at Perytons. "The nature of IP protocols over relatively slow communication channels as are the 802.15.4 mesh networks, imposes challenges when trying to provide the user with a professional, and still user friendly tool for protocol analysis. The newly released software version significantly shortens the development and implementation times for our customers" added Amnon. Efficient 6LoWPAN networks analysis are easily achieved by: o IP addresses added to all views: Message, Time, Network and Device Viewso ICMP support (draft-oflynn-6lowpan-icmphc-00)o TCP and UDP parsingo Support of TCP de-segmentationo HTTP over TCP with results shown in a text or a browser windowo Images added to the Message Tree View, allowing display of valid static JPG, PNG and static or animated GIF images The Perytons Analyzer Version 3.21 also includes major improvements, such as: o ZigBee profile updates to recent protocol revisionso Messages sent from and/or to a specific device are easily identified by clicking that device in the Network or Device Views o Added protocol layer information in the Time View message for easy packet type identification o Added 'Text View' window for fields with long text content, such as HTTPo Improved display of application errors or warningsFor a detailed list of the features included in the Perytons Analyzer latest release please visit Perytons website at http://www.perytons.com/files/versionreleasenotes.pdf A whitepaper describing the challenges in analyzing 6LoWPAN networks and how it is addressed by the analyzer is available at http://www.perytons.com/files/Peryton6LoWPAN.pdf . About Perytons Analyzers The Perytons Analyzer is a powerful sniffing and analysis tools, allowing R&D, QA and Field Engineers to 'see the big picture' with the unique Time View and the Network Topology View, to dive into the bits with the Message View and Message Tree View, to track system properties with easy to read charts, and more. It also includes a flexible and powerful toolbox allowing to search, compare, and filter messages as well as to easily share analysis with other professionals in the organization. The 'Open Source Rules' included with the Peryton-Monitoring add-on module, allows users to customize the analyzer view according to their need, automatically monitor live networks and generate events and alarms upon occurrence of user defined events or performance thresholds. The Peryton-SDK (Software Development Kit) add-on module enables users to add their own protocols or applications into the analyzer framework. A description of the different Perytons Analyzer models and their features can be found at http://www.perytons.com/products.html About Perytons Perytons is a leading provider of analyzers for standard and proprietary communication protocols. For wireless and wire-line networks, 'Network Visibility(TM)' is critical for quicker time to market, improved product quality, reduced post release expensive support and higher customer satisfaction. Perytons professional solutions provide developers, implementers and field engineers with the best analysis and operation networks monitoring tools, combining advanced feature sets with rich and yet intuitive interfaces. Its offering is built for customization, allowing the support of proprietary protocols. For more information, please visit www.perytons.com. ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). (c) 2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |