Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 28-3
RMON Configuration Configuring and Enabling RMON
You can configure each level of RMON support independently of each other with default tables on or off. For example,
you can configure Lite with default tables on for ports et.1.(1-8) and then configure Standard with no default tables for
the same ports. You cannot configure Lite on one set of ports and Standard on another set of ports.
Lite RMON Groups
This section describes the RMON groups that are enabled when you specify the Lite support level. The Lite RMON
groups are shown in the table below.
Standard RMON Groups
This section describes the RMON groups that are enabled when you specify the Standard support level. The Standard
RMON groups are shown in the table below.
Table 28-1 Lite RMON groups
Group Function
EtherStats Records Ethernet statistics (for example, packets dropped, packets sent, etc.) for specified ports.
Event Controls event generation and the resulting action (writing a log entry or sending an SNMP trap
to the network management station).
Alarm Generates an event when specified alarm conditions are met.
History Records statistical samples for specified ports.
Table 28-2 Standard RMON groups
Group Function
Host Records statistics about the hosts discovered on the network.
Host Top N Gathers the top n hosts, based on a specified rate-based statistic. This group requires the hosts
group.
Matrix Records statistics for source and destination address pairs.
Filter Specifies the type of packets to be matched and how and where the filtered packets should
flow (the channel).
Packet Capture Specifies the capture of filtered packets for a particular channel.