Com Transcend Rmon Agents - 3Com CoreBuilder 2500 User Manual

3Com Transcend
RMON Agents
RMON requires one probe per LAN segment. Because a segment is a
portion of the LAN that is separated by a bridge or router, the cost of
implementing many probes in a large network can be high.
To solve this problem, 3Com has built an inexpensive RMON probe into
the Transcend SmartAgent software in each CoreBuilder 2500 system.
With this probe, you deploy RMON widely around the network at a cost
of no more than that of traditional network monitors.
Placing probe functionality inside the CoreBuilder 2500 system has these
advantages:
You can integrate RMON with normal device management.
The CoreBuilder 2500 system can manage conditions proactively.
The CoreBuilder 2500 system associates statistics with individual ports
and then takes action based on these statistics. For example, the system
can generate a log event and send an RMON trap if errors on a port
exceed a threshold set by the user.
To manage RMON, you must assign an IP address to the CoreBuilder
2500 system. See the CoreBuilder 2500 Administration Console User
Guide for information about how to assign an IP address.

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