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4.12.5 Port Mirroring
Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing packets from one port to a
monitoring port. Port mirroring can be used as diagnostic tool and/or a debugging feature. Port
mirroring also enables switch performance monitoring (refer to figure 4-72).
Network administrators configure port mirroring by selecting a specific port to copy all packets, and different ports from which
the packets are copied.
Figure 4-72 Port Mirroring screen
The page contains the following fields:
• Source Port Defines the port to which traffic is mirrored.
• Type Indicates the port mode configuration for port mirroring. The possible
field values are:
• RxOnly, defines the port mirroring on receiving ports. This is the
default value.
• TxOnly, defines the port mirroring on transmitting ports.
• Both, which defines the port mirroring on both receiving and
transmitting ports. Target Port, defines the port from which traffic
is mirrored.
4.12.6 Cable Test
The Cable Test screen (see figure 4-73) shows you results from performance tests on copper cables. The maximum cable
length that can be tested is 120 meters. Cables are tested when the ports are in the down state, except for the Approximate