Chapter 8 Configuring Traffic Mirroring; Introduction To Traffic Mirroring - Cisco NCS 5500 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Traffic Mirroring
This module describes the configuration of the traffic mirroring feature. Traffic mirroring is sometimes called
port mirroring, or switched port analyzer (SPAN).
Feature History for Traffic Mirroring
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Introduction to Traffic Mirroring

Traffic mirroring, which is sometimes called port mirroring, or Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) is a Cisco
proprietary feature that enables you to monitor network traffic passing in, or out of, a set of ports. You can
then pass this traffic to a destination port on the same router.
Introduction to Traffic Mirroring, page 123
Traffic Mirroring Types, page 124
Restrictions, page 124
How to Configure Traffic Mirroring, page 125
Configuring Remote Traffic Mirroring, page 125
Attaching the Configurable Source Interface, page 127
Configuring UDF-Based ACL for Traffic Mirroring, page 129
Additional Information on Traffic Mirroring, page 131
Traffic Mirroring Configuration Examples, page 133
Troubleshooting Traffic Mirroring, page 135
Verifying UDF-based ACL, page 137
Interface and Hardware Component Configuration Guide for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 6.1.x
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The local SPAN feature was introduced.
Remote Traffic Monitoring feature was added.
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