Chapter 11 Avaya P330 Layer 2 Features

RMON

RMON Overview

RMON, the internationally recognized network monitoring standard, is a network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single workstation. You can use RMON probes to monitor and analyze a single segment only. When you deploy a switch on the network, there are additional components in the network that cannot be monitored using RMON. These components include the switch fabric, VLAN, and statistics for all ports.

RMON is the internationally recognized and approved standard for detailed analysis of shared Ethernet media. It ensures consistency in the monitoring and display of statistics between different vendors.

RMON's advanced remote networking capabilities provide the tools needed to monitor and analyze the behavior of segments on a network. In conjunction with an RMON agent, RMON gathers details and logical information about network status, performance and users running applications on the network.

RMON has two levels:

RMON I analyzes the MAC layer (Layer 2 in the OSI seven-layer model).

RMON 2 analyzes the upper layers (Layers 3 and above). RMON 2 is not supported in this version of the P330.

An RMON agent is a probe that collects information about segments, hosts and traffic and sends the information to a management station. You use specific software tools to view the information collected by the RMON agent on the management station.

RMON CLI Commands

In order to...

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Create an RMON history entry

rmon history

 

 

Delete an existing RMON history

no rmon history

entry

 

 

 

Create a new RMON alarm entry

rmon alarm

 

 

Delete an existing RMON alarm

no rmon alarm

entry

 

 

 

Create an RMON event entry

rmon event

 

 

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