Chapter 39 Configuring Cisco Ios Ip Slas Operations; Understanding Cisco Ios Ip Slas - Cisco WS-C3020 Software Configuration Manual

Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations
This chapter describes how to use Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) on the switch. Cisco
IP SLAs is a part of Cisco IOS software that allows Cisco customers to analyze IP service levels for IP
applications and services by using active traffic monitoring—the generation of traffic in a continuous,
reliable, and predictable manner—for measuring network performance. With Cisco IOS IP SLAs,
service provider customers can measure and provide service level agreements, and enterprise customers
can verify service levels, verify outsourced service level agreements, and understand network
performance. Cisco IOS IP SLAs can perform network assessments, verify quality of service (QoS), ease
the deployment of new services, and assist with network troubleshooting.
The switch supports only IP SLAs responder functionality and must be configured with another device
Note
that supports full IP SLAs functionality.
For more information about IP SLAs, see the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4T at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/products_configuration_guide_book09186a0080707055
.html
For command syntax information, see the command reference at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/products_command_reference_book09186a008049739b
.html
This chapter consists of these sections:
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Understanding Cisco IOS IP SLAs

Cisco IOS IP SLAs sends data across the network to measure performance between multiple network
locations or across multiple network paths. It simulates network data and IP services and collects
network performance information in real time. Cisco IOS IP SLAs generates and analyzes traffic either
between Cisco IOS devices or from a Cisco IOS device to a remote IP device such as a network
application server. Measurements provided by the various Cisco IOS IP SLAs operations can be used for
troubleshooting, for problem analysis, and for designing network topologies.
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Configuring IP SLAs Operations, page 39-5
Monitoring IP SLAs Operations, page 39-6
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