# 2.4 IP Statistics

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### 📡 IP Statistics

#### 🎯 Purpose

The **IP Statistics** panel identifies the most active IP addresses and their contribution to your traffic landscape. It supports both performance tuning and security analysis.

#### 📌 Key Components

* **Top IPs**: List of IPs sorted by volume of requests.
* **ASN Information**: Associated network provider or organization.
* **Country Origin**: Geographical source of the IP.

#### 📊 Visuals

* Request bars showing the volume per IP.
* Tags displaying ASN and country flag for each entry.

#### ✅ Use Cases

* Flag suspicious IPs with excessive request volume.
* Block repeated offenders or integrate IP reputation systems.
* Whitelist trusted infrastructure (e.g., monitoring systems).


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