Peer-to-Peer Activity Summary Report

 

Topic Last Modified: 2011-02-01

This Peer-to-Peer Activity Summary Report provides a summary of peer-to-peer IM, audio, video, file transfer, and application sharing sessions. Peer-to-peer sessions are sessions involving just two users.

Filters

Filters provide a way for you to return a more finely-targeted set of data or to view the returned data in different ways. For example, the Peer-to-Peer Activity Summary Report enables you to choose how data should be grouped. In this case, activity grouped by hour, day, week, or month.

The following table lists the filters that you can use with the Peer-to-Peer Activity Summary Report.

Peer-to-Peer Activity Summary Report Filters

Name Description

From

Start date/time for the time range. To view data by hours, enter both the start date and time as follows:

1/1/2011 1:00 PM

If you do not enter a start time, the report automatically begins at 12:00 AM on the specified day. To view data by day, enter just the date:

1/1/2011

To view by week or by month, enter a date that falls anywhere within the week or month that you want to view (you do not have to enter the first day of the week or month):

1/3/2011

Weeks always run from Sunday through Saturday.

To

End date/time for the time range. To view data by hours, enter both the end date and time as follows:

1/1/2011 1:00 PM

If you do not enter an end time, the report automatically ends at 12:00 AM on the specified day. To view data by day, enter just the date:

1/1/2011

To view by week or by month, enter a date that falls anywhere within the week or month that you want to view (you do not have to enter the first day of the week or month):

1/3/2011

Weeks always run from Sunday through Saturday.

Interval

Time interval. Select one of the following:

  • Hourly (a maximum of 25 hours can be displayed)

  • Daily (a maximum of 31 days can be displayed)

  • Weekly (a maximum of 12 weeks can be displayed)

  • Monthly (a maximum of 12 months can be displayed)

If the start and end dates exceed the maximum number of values allowed for the selected interval, only the maximum number of values (starting from the start date) is displayed. For example, if you select the Daily interval with a start date of 1/1/2011 and an end date of 2/28/2011, data is displayed for the days 8/1/2011 12:00 AM to 9/1/2011 12:00 AM (that is, a total of 31 days' worth of data).

Metrics

The following table lists the information provided in the Peer-to-Peer Activity Summary Report.

Peer-to-Peer Activity Summary Report Metrics

Name Can you sort on this item? Description

Hourly

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

No

Indicates the time interval that you selected on the filter toolbar. Where applicable, you can click a given time interval to view detailed information for that interval. For example, if you are using the Daily interval and you click 1/1/2011, you see an hourly breakdown of user registration activity for that date.

Total peer-to-peer sessions

No

Total number of peer-to-peer sessions conducted, regardless of session type.

Total peer-to-peer IM sessions

No

Total number of peer-to-peer instant messaging sessions. When you click this item, the report shows you the Peer-to-Peer IM Report for the selected time period.

Total peer-to-peer IM messages

No

Total number of instant messages sent in peer-to-peer sessions. When you click this item, the report shows you the Peer-to-Peer IM Report for the selected time period.

Total peer-to-peer audio sessions

No

Total number of peer-to-peer audio calls. When you click this field, the report shows you the Peer-to-Peer Voice and Video Report for the selected time period.

Total peer-to-peer audio session minutes

No

Total amount of time spent in peer-to-peer audio sessions. When you click this item, the report shows you the Peer-to-Peer Voice and Video Report for the selected time period.

Average peer-to-peer audio session minutes

No

Average amount of time spent in peer-to-peer audio sessions. Calculated by dividing the total audio session time by the total number of audio sessions.

Total peer-to-peer video sessions

No

Total number of peer-to-peer video calls. Note that video sessions are also counted as audio sessions: each video session is counted as one video session and one audio session. When you click this item, the report shows you the Peer-to-Peer Voice and Video Report for the selected time period.

Total peer-to-peer video session minutes

No

Total amount of time spent in peer-to-peer video sessions. When you click this item, the report shows you the Peer-to-Peer Voice and Video Report for the selected time period.

Average peer-to-peer video session minutes

No

Average amount of time spent in peer-to-peer video sessions. Calculated by dividing the total video session time by the total number of video sessions.

Total peer-to-peer file transfer sessions

No

Total number of peer-to-peer sessions that included file transfers.

Total peer-to-peer application sharing sessions

No

Total number of peer-to-peer sessions that included application sharing.