
RMON and RMON2 Overview
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RMON2 MIB
RMON2 is a standard MIB that extends the scope of the RMON MIB beyond the
MAC layer to provide statistics on network and application layer traffic (layers 3
through 7 of the OSI model). By monitoring higher-layer protocols, you can get
an internetwork or enterprise-wide view of network traffic, enabling you to:
• Identify which systems are communicating with which servers and what
applications they are using.
• Identify which devices are sending and receiving which types of traffic.
Using this knowledge of traffic patterns, you can strategically place users and
resources in the correct location on the network to optimize performance and
reduce costs.
Figure 1-1
shows the level of visibility that RMON and RMON2 provide within a
LAN segment and within a network at each layer of the OSI model.
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