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RMON
Using the Remote Monitoring (RMON) capabilities of the switch
allows network administrators to improve system efficiency and
reduce the load on the network.
The following sections explain more about the RMON concept and
the RMON features supported by the switch.
Note
You can only use the RMON features of the system if you have an
RMON management application, and have enabled RMON on the
switch.
About RMON
RMON is the common abbreviation for the Remote Monitoring
Management Information Base (MIB) system defined by the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) documents RFC 1271 and RFC 1757,
which allows you to monitor LANs remotely.
A typical RMON setup consists of the following two components:
❑ RMON probe — An intelligent, remotely controlled device or
software agent that continually collects statistics about a LAN
segment or VLAN. The probe transfers the information to a
management workstation on request, or when a predefined
threshold is crossed.
❑ Management workstation — Communicates with the RMON
probe and collects the statistics from it. The workstation does
not have to be on the same network as the probe, and can
manage the probe by in-band or out-of-band connections.