Appendix A Analyzer File Formats - Viavi Xgig User Manual

Appendix A
Analyzer File Formats
The following file formats are defined for Xgig Analyzer.
.trc extension -- Single-port Trace Files for Fibre Channel or SAS/SATA
A .trc file contains all the data collected by a single Fibre Channel or SAS/SATA analyzer
hardware port.
.gbe extension -- Single-port Trace Files For GigE
A .gbe file contains all the data collected by a single Gigabit Ethernet analyzer hardware port.
.alias extension -- Aliases file for a trace
An .alias file is a file containing all of the aliases for a trace file. It has the same name as the trace
file.
.tgp extension -- Trace Group Files
Trace group files (.tgp) are a collection of trace files (.bus, .trc, or .gbe) for the Xgig Analyzer. The
trace group file only contains a list of .trc or .gbe files that are to be displayed. When opened in
TraceView, all the data in the listed files are interleaved by timestamp when displayed.
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