2. Gather Bandwidth Usage Information Who is using? When it is used? How much is the usage? What is the purpose ?
3. Gather Crucial Individual Usage Information What is the protocol used? What are the websites visited? Are the sites bandwidth intensive? What is the individual’s usage pattern? HTTP, FTP, SMTP
4. Ensure bandwidth is used for business purposes If the bandwidth is used for non-business purposes, identify the bandwidth intensive websites and block them Take Control of Bandwidth Usage
5. Ensure that excessive usage does not clog and hamper your business If business usage exceeds available capacity, augment your bandwidth resource for optimal usage Curtail usage in non-business hours and reduce expenditure Exercise Absolute Control Over Bandwidth Usage
6. Get bandwidth usage trend Formulate and implement bandwidth policy to optimize usage Plan to increase bandwidth capacity to accommodate traffic growth in future Have a Vision! Plan Your Bandwidth Capacity!!
7. Get real-time bandwidth usage information Keep an eye on live bandwidth usage aggregated per device Initiate appropriate contingency measures to contain unwanted usage Now Get Live Bandwidth Information!!
8. Log vsNetflow - Compare Bandwidth Information Log Firewall level information Suitable for only non-NAT environment Source/Destination behind the Firewall can be identified NetFlow Router level information Suitable for both NAT and non-NAT environment Source/Destination behind the Firewall cannot be identified
9. The Solution !!! You require an application which fulfills all your bandwidth management needs Should be able to extract bandwidth information from Firewall logs Capable of generating Live, Traffic, Usage, and Trend reports Notify alerts to you on specific and anomalous occurrences
