The Nortel IP Flow Manager (IPFM) is a powerful network management software application that analyzes IP Flow traffic collected by Nortel Ethernet Routing Switches in order to provide enterprises with full views of network usage. With the rapid increase in network bandwidth requirements due to YouTube, Podcast, Video tutorial, Web Conferencing and VoIP usage, monitoring performance and identifying usage characteristics is essential in order to effectively manage growth. The IP Flow Manager empowers IT administrators wth the ability to monitor network usage, investigate abuse and plan for future growth before end-users experience deteriorating service. With convenient Web browser access and "Top 10" graphical views, enterprises can easily visualize top bandwidth usage for Users, Subnets, Applications, Protocols and Hosts. The ability to set utilization thresholds enables proactive monitoring via email or SNMP events, allowing administrators to make more intelligent and accelerated network management decisions.

The IP Flow Manager is an integral component of Nortel's Unified Communications Management (UCM) solution. This solution offers comprehensive management capabilities across voice, data, and multimedia applications, utilizing a set of Common Services (CS) that serve as SOA building blocks for Management applications.

Key Features:

• Full view of network application usage
• Convenient Web browser access
• Thresholding capabilities in order to monitor network usage
• Packet capture for deeper views