In Riverbed AppResponse, an "Advanced Group" is a user-defined logical entity used to classify and monitor traffic for a specific application, site, or set of servers. AppResponse processes the raw packets matching the group's criteria to extract detailed, structured performance metrics for individual application interactions. This processed information is known as transactional data, which includes metrics like response times for web page views, database queries, or file transfers. This granular, transaction-level data is the foundation for deep-dive performance analysis and troubleshooting within AppResponse.

A. Preferred IP addresses: IP addresses are used as criteria to define which traffic belongs to a group; they are not the performance data collected for that group.

C. Raw Packets: Raw packets are the source from which data is derived, but the "Advanced Group data" itself consists of the analyzed and structured performance metrics, not the raw packet capture.

D. Aggregated and Summarized Information: While AppResponse does create aggregated summaries, this information is derived from the more fundamental transactional data. Transactional data is the primary, detailed information that best describes the group's data.

1. Riverbed AppResponse 11.13 User's Guide, "Application Discovery and Definition" chapter, Section: "Defining Applications with Groups." This section details how groups are configured using criteria like IP addresses and ports to classify traffic. The purpose of this classification is to enable specific monitoring.

2. Riverbed AppResponse 11.13 User's Guide, "Analyzing Application Performance" chapter, Section: "Web Response Time Composition Chart." This section illustrates the output of AppResponse analysis, showing detailed breakdowns of individual web transactions. It states, "The Web Response Time Composition chart shows how the total time for a web transaction is divided among various sources of delay," confirming the focus on transactional data.

3. Riverbed AppResponse 11.13 User's Guide, "Analyzing Application Performance" chapter, Section: "Viewing Insights for an Application." This section describes the various metrics available for a defined application (group), such as "Total Transactions," "Slow Transactions," and "Errors," which are all counts and classifications based on individual transaction analysis.