Categories

Overview

Below are the 24 application categories as predefined by Cisco NBAR2 with some example applications listed for each category. If no logo is available for an application, one of these generic category logos will be shown instead.

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Category
Example applications

anonymizers

backup-and-storage

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Windows Azure

browsing

SSL, HTTP/s, BBC, PayPal, any web site

business-and-productivity-tools

Salesforce, Microsoft Office web applications, LogMeIn

consumer-file-sharing

Google Docs\Drive, iTunes

consumer-internet

Dropbox, iCloud, Gmail

consumer-messaging

Skype, Viber

consumer-streaming

YouTube, Flash, Netflix, iTunes audio

database

Microsoft SQL Server

email

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

epayement

epayement

file-sharing

Binary over HTTP, FTP

gaming

Steam

industrial-protocols

instant-messaging

WhatsApp

inter-process-rpc

Microsoft Remote Procedure Call

layer3-over-ip

net-admin

SNMP, Telnet, Netflow

other

Google Services, Microsoft Services, Statistical Download

social-networking

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram

software-updates

Apple App Store, Microsoft Windows Update Service

trojan

Unclassified Traffic

voice-and-video

Skype for Business (MS-Lync), WebEx Meeting

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