RFC 4502:Remote Network Monitoring Management Info...
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Remote Network Monitoring Device


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... application layer. Remote network monitoring devices, often called monitors or probes, are instruments that exist for the purpose of managing a network ...
... it is located directly on the monitored portion of the network, the remote network monitoring device has the opportunity to add significant value to the data it collects. For instance, by highlighting those hosts ...
... (e.g., engineering and operations), and in order to provide disaster recovery. Because environments with multiple management stations are common, the remote network monitoring device has to deal with more than one management station, potentially using its ...


... Control of Remote Network Monitoring Devices ...



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