GL PacketScan

What GL PacketScan is

GL PacketScan captures and analyzes live IPv4 and IPv6 traffic or recorded traces for telecom, enterprise, VoIP, wireless, and mission-critical networks. It supports real-time capture and offline review across protocols including 5G, LTE, IMS, SIP, RTP, SIGTRAN, GSM, UMTS, Diameter, TCP, and UDP. Packet Data Analysis correlates signaling and media packets into calls or sessions, producing call flows, statistics, and Call Detail Records. Voice analysis reports MOS, R-Factor, jitter, delay, and packet loss, with audio capture and playback. Users can filter traffic by protocol fields and configure triggers to save calls, record audio, send email, or generate alerts. PacketScan Web provides browser-based multi-user access, centralized control of distributed probes, and REST APIs for automation and third-party integration. PacketScan can send protocol fields, traffic summaries, and call records to GL’s NetSurveyorWeb monitoring platform. Listed capacity reaches 2,000 simultaneous calls for PacketScan, 20,000 for PacketScan HD, and up to 50,000 in higher configurations. Captures can be saved as HDL, PCAP, or PCAPNG, while reports can be exported as PDF or CSV depending on the analysis function. The product supports traffic decryption, remote capture, flow analysis, and both online and offline deployment.

Who it suits

PacketScan suits telecom operators, equipment vendors, VoIP providers, enterprises, data centers, and mission-critical network teams. It is useful for teams that need live or recorded packet analysis, call-level diagnostics, voice-quality measurements, and browser-based probe management.

Limits

The listed PacketScan plan includes online and offline analysis with software and a dongle; additional protocol decodes require licenses. Monitoring is listed up to 2,000 simultaneous calls for PacketScan, 20,000 for PacketScan HD, and up to 50,000 for higher configurations.

Getting started

1. Open the PacketScan product website
2. Request a demo or quote from GL
3. Choose PacketScan or PacketScan Web deployment
4. Install the software with its dongle for the PacketScan plan
5. Connect live or recorded capture sources
6. Configure protocol filters, triggers, and exports

Verdict

Choose GL PacketScan for detailed telecom and VoIP packet, call, and voice-quality analysis across live or recorded traffic. PacketScan Web adds multi-user browser access and automation options for distributed deployments. Consider another tool if you need included protocol decodes without additional licenses or a published price.