Key features and capabilities of the Route Explorer family

• Network-wide IP routing (Layer 3) visualization, monitoring, analysis and troubleshooting
• Records all routing updates in the network without device polling
• Real-time and after-the-fact problem detection and diagnosis
• Provides an accurate historical routing event audit trail for forensic analysis
• “What-if” impact analysis and scenario planning
• Configurable and proactive SNMP and syslog alarms to an NMS on IP layer changes, anomalies or outages
• Detailed web-based reports for network routing analysis and long-term trending
• At-a-glance, network-wide information on routers' Layer 3 configurations
• Self-contained, 1U rack mountable appliance with GigE and FE interfaces hosts all functionality—no external servers required

Key benefits

• Maximizes network availability and customer satisfaction by rapidly identifying and diagnosing IP routing faults
• Boosts network performance by isolating the root cause of layer 3 instabilities
• Averts router misconfigurations that cause 1/3 of all network problems
• Lets network engineers predict routing-path problems and take action before they occur
• Verifies network routing is operating as intended including levels of redundancy
• Reduces total operating cost by improving productivity of both network resources and network operations staff