Managing RMON

RMON (Remote Networking Monitoring) is an SNMP specification that enables an SNMP agent in the switch to proactively monitor traffic statistics over a given period and send traps to an SNMP manager. The local SNMP agent compares actual, real-time counters against predefined thresholds and generates alarms, without the need for polling by a central SNMP management platform. This is an effective mechanism for proactive management, provided that you have right thresholds set relative to your network’s base line.

RMON decreases the traffic between the manager and the switch because the SNMP manager does not have to frequently poll the switch for information, and enables the manager to get timely status reports because the switch reports events as they occur.

With this feature, you can perform the following actions: