Post-process

In post-process mode, data is captured and analyzed offline. This allows the user to closely scrutinize the collected data. Post-process is typically used to solve intermittent problems. The most common scenario is to set a specific capture trigger that will cause a capture buffer full of data to be stored. The capture buffer is then studied with protocol decodes, display filters, statistics, or expert analysis measurements to track down the intermittent problem. As a general rule, post-process solutions require less processor bandwidth than realtime- analysis applications because the analysis does not need to keep up with real-time network events.