METRObility Optical Systems 8124-01-M - Manual (Page 10)

10 CenturyStack ® 8100 Managed Hub
RMON Probe Capability
The Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) probe is an instrument that
exists for the purpose of managing a network. The goals of the RMON
probe are described in the following sections: Offline Operation, Proac-
tive Monitoring, Problem Detection and Reporting, Value Added Data,
and Multiple Managers. The CenturyStack 8100 Managed Series Hubs
support RMON group (1) statistics, group (2) History, group (3) Alarm,
and group (9) Event.
• Offline Operation: This allows a probe to be configured to
perform diagnostics and to collect statistics continuously,
even when communications with the management station
may not be possible or efficient.
• Proactive Monitoring: The monitor can notify the manage-
ment station of failure and can store historical statistical
information about the failure. The management station can
play this historical information back in an attempt to
perform further diagnosis into the cause of the problem.
• Problem Detection and Reporting: The monitor can be
configured to recognize conditions, most notably error
conditions, and to continuously check for them. When one
of these conditions occurs, the event may be logged, and
management stations may be notified in a number of ways.
• Value Added Data: By highlighting those hosts on the
network that generate the most traffic or errors, the probe
can give the management station precisely the information
it needs to solve a class of problems.
• Multiple Managers: Remote monitoring can deal with
multiple management stations using its resources
concurrently.