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Telecom network protocol analyzer
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<p>A telecom network protocol analyzer is a <a href="/facts/Packet_analyzer/mFQP7gWB">protocol analyzer</a> used to analyze <a href="/facts/Packet_switching/olDlDP1R">switching</a> and <a href="/facts/Telecommunications_signaling/6d4zgUj7">telecommunications signaling</a> protocols between different nodes in <a href="/facts/PSTN/eVrCTDU7">PSTN</a> or <a href="/facts/Mobile_telephony/pFqFCDyl">Mobile telephone networks</a>, such as <a href="/facts/2G/4Xd52qkQ">2G</a> or <a href="/facts/3G/K1noBd8n">3G</a> <a href="/facts/GSM/Sw8QYaLE">GSM</a> networks, <a href="/facts/CDMA/o2RLKE4M">CDMA</a> networks, <a href="/facts/WiMAX/tz9zpKHU">WiMAX</a> and so on. </p><p>In a <a href="/facts/Mobile_telephony/pFqFCDyl">mobile telecommunication network</a> it can analyze the traffic between <a href="/facts/Network_switching_subsystem/WbP6KDbh">MSC</a> and <a href="/facts/Base_Station_subsystem/aFl0pNva">BSC</a>, BSC and <a href="/facts/Base_Station_subsystem/aFl0pNva">BTS</a>, MSC and <a href="/facts/Network_switching_subsystem/WbP6KDbh">HLR</a>, MSC and <a href="/facts/Network_switching_subsystem/WbP6KDbh">VLR</a>, VLR and HLR, and so on. </p><p>Protocol analyzers are mainly used for <a href="/facts/Performance_measurement/jpDCvete">performance measurement</a> and <a href="/facts/Troubleshooting/XtjnV5XF">troubleshooting</a>. These devices connect to the network to calculate key performance indicators to monitor the network and speed-up troubleshooting activities. </p>