Matrix Group - SMC Networks 8606SX - annexe 2 User Manual

U RMON
SING
The entries are sorted according to the most active hosts, with the change in value (delta) and rate
of change shown by the table at the top of the screen, and the rate shown by the graph at the
bottom of the screen. The configuration and display options are listed below.
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Polling
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Matrix Group

The Matrix group can maintain statistics on conversations that occur between each pair of hosts on
the network. This group can display statistics for traffic transmitted from any source address, traffic
received by any destination address, or traffic passing between any host pair. For example, if an
alarm is set off for a high watermark on traffic loading, you can use the Host Top N group to identify
the hosts with the heaviest load, and then use the Matrix group to analyze the conversations taking
place. If a host is transmitting a lot of packets, but not receiving many responses, this may indicate a
faulty device. On the other hand, if a host is receiving a lot of traffic but is not responding, either the
host is overloaded and cannot keep up with the requests, or the network is overloaded and should
be segmented.
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Exit
Automatically resets polling time after each period is completed.
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