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Is automating analysis of networks beneficial? – By Aditya Abeysinghe What is a network analyzer? A network analyzer is a device that is used to analyze a network. This device can be used to gather information on protocols or networks used, signal strength of a network etc. The method in which a network analyzer analysis networks is by measuring the response of a network’s devices. The network analyzer sends network signals to devices and then a user can see how these devices respond back to these signals in a radio frequency (RF) circuit. The two mostly used types of network analyzers are scalar network analyzers, which measure the amplitude of a radio frequency device, and vector network analyzers, which measure amplitude, phase and other values. Limitations of hardware network devices The main drawback of using hardware devices is that scalability is impossible without wiring new devices with the analyzer. A ...