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Configuring RMON
This chapter describes how to configure Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) on you r Cisco Systems
Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module. RMON is a standard monitoring specification that defines
a set of statistics and functions that can be exchanged betw een RMON-compliant console systems and
network probes. RMON provides you with comprehensive network-fault diagnosis, planning , and
performance-tuning information.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco IOS
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for Cisco IOS Release 12.1.
This chapter consists of these sections:
•Understanding RMON, page 19-1
•Configuring RMON, page 19-2
•Displaying RMON Status, page 19-6

Understanding RMON

RMON is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard monitoring specification that allows
various network agents and console systems to exchange network monitoring data. You can use the
RMON feature with the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent in the switch to monitor
all the traffic flowing among switches on all connected LAN segments.