[asterisk-users] OT, free software for SIP ladder diagrams?

[Steve Edwards]

>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Steve Edwards
>>>>> <asterisk.org at sedwards.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> I was debugging a turnup with Global Crossing the other day and they
>>>>>> presented me with a web page that displayed a 'ladder diagram' of a call
>>>>>> including a ton of detail all neatly organized in tabs and links so you
>>>>>> could drill down to any level of detail needed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The copyright notice says 'Copyright?? 2008 Empirix.'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there any free software available to analyze a pcap or similar packet
>>>>>> dump with similar features?

On Tue, 17 May 2011, Tony Mountifield wrote:

> Wireshark will give you a ladder diagram for a call. Pull down the 
> "Telephony" menu and select "VoIP calls". That will give you a list of 
> all VoIP calls represented in the packet dump.
>
> Next, click on a call and then the "Flow" button. That will give you a 
> diagram very similar to the ladder diagram in your web page.
>
> I'm often amazed at just how much Wireshark can do!

Right under my nose the whole time :)

Ubuntu 10.04 gives you Wireshark 1.2.7 and the 'Flow' button is labeled 
'Graph.' (I managed to figure that out on my own.)

-- 
Thanks in advance,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steve Edwards       sedwards at sedwards.com      Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST
Newline                                              Fax: +1-760-731-3000