RMON: remote monitoring of SNMP-managed LANs
David Perkins · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1998
1. Introduction to RMON. Background. Managing Networks. Traditional Functional Areas of Network Management. Business Problems Solved with RMON. RMON Groups. Types of RMON Probes. Probe Operation. Management Applications for Probes. What's Next. 2. Overview of the RMON and Related MIB Modules. A Road Map for the MIB Modules. The OID Tree for RMON Objects. RMON Object Groups. Related MIB Modules. Summary. 3. Background on Computer Data Networks. An Overview of Computer Data Networks. Local Area Networks. Operation of Ethernet LANs. Operation of Token Ring LANs. Summary. 4. Deploying and Using RMON. Probe Placement. Example Uses of RMON. Summary. 5. Introduction to RMON Objects. Review of SNMP Terminology. Probe Operation. Configuration of Probes. Configuration with Multiple Managers. Control Row Creation, Modification, and Deletion. Interfaces and DataSource. Common Terminology. Organization of the MIB Objects. Dependencies Between the Functional Groups. OID Tree Figures. 6. Basic RMON1 Objects. The Statistics Group. The MediaIndependentStats Group. The History Group. The Host Group. The HostTopN Group. The Matrix Group. The TokenRing Group. 7. Advanced RMON1 Objects. The Event Group. The Alarm Group. The Filter Group. The Capture Group. 8. RMON2 Foundation. The Protocol Directory Group. Identification of Protocol Encapsulations. TimeFilter Indexing. 9. RMON2 Protocol Objects. The Protocol Distribution Group. The Address Mapping Group. The Network-layer Host Group. The Application-layer Host Group. The Network-layer Matrix (and topN) Group. The Application-layer Matrix (and topN) Group. 10. RMON2 Miscellaneous Objects. The User History Group. The Probe Configuration Group. Summary. Appendix A. RMON MIB Objects, Traps (Notifications), and Textual Conventions. Textual Conventions. RMON Events. RMON Object groups. Appendix B. Resources, References, and Reading List. Resources. Vendors. References. Reading List. Appendix C. Table Indexing. History. Existence Relationships. Rules from the SMI. Index Verification Procedure. Summary. Appendix D. Switch RMON MIB. The Network Management Framework. Overview. SMON Groups. Control of Remote Network Monitoring Devices. Definitions. References. Security Considerations. Authors' Addresses. Index.