RMON - Remote Network Monitoring
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        **What is RMON?**

        RMON (Remote Monitoring) is a network monitoring standard defined by the IETF that enables monitoring of network operational data and traffic without constant interaction from a central network management system.

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        **Why is RMON useful?**

        RMON is useful because it allows decentralized, autonomous network monitoring. Devices equipped with RMON agents can collect, analyze, and send statistics and alerts, reducing the need for constant polling from a central SNMP manager.

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        **How it works?**

        RMON works through agents embedded in network devices (like switches or routers) that collect data such as traffic statistics, errors, and events. These agents report to a network management system using SNMP, often only when thresholds are crossed or on request.

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        **Where is RMON used?**

        RMON is used in enterprise networks and service provider environments for performance monitoring, fault detection, and capacity planning across LANs and WANs.

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        **Which OSI layer does this protocol belong to?**

        RMON primarily operates at the **Application Layer (Layer 7)** but collects data related to both Layer 1 and Layer 2 (e.g., Ethernet traffic) and Layer 3 (IP-level) metrics, especially in RMON2.

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        **Is RMON Windows specific?**

        No, RMON is not Windows specific. It is a protocol implemented on network devices like switches and routers, regardless of the operating system used on the monitoring system.

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        **Is RMON Linux specific?**

        No, RMON is not Linux specific. While many open-source SNMP tools that support RMON run on Linux, the protocol itself is OS-independent and implemented in network hardware.

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        **Which Transport Protocol is used by RMON?**

        RMON uses **UDP**, as it relies on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for communication between agents and managers.

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        **Which Port is used by RMON?**

        RMON uses **UDP port 161** (the standard SNMP port) for agent communication and **UDP port 162** for traps or alerts sent from the agent to the manager.

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        **Is RMON using client-server model?**

        Yes, RMON follows a **client-server model**, where the **client** is the SNMP manager querying or receiving data, and the **server** is the RMON agent embedded in the network device.

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        Topics in this section,

                * :ref:`Learnings in this section <RMON_step1>`

                * :ref:`Terminology <RMON_step2>`

                * :ref:`Version Info <RMON_step3>`

                * :ref:`RMON Version&IEEE Details <RMON_step5>`

                * :ref:`RMON Basic Setup on Ubuntu using IPv4 <RMON_step18>`

                * :ref:`RMON Basic Setup on Ubuntu using IPv6 <RMON_step19>`

                * :ref:`RMON Protocol Packet Details <RMON_step6>`

                * :ref:`RMON Usecases <RMON_step7>`

                * :ref:`RMON Basic Features <RMON_step8>`
                    
                * :ref:`Reference links <RMON_step17>`


.. _RMON_step1:

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    .. tab-item:: Learnings in this section

        * In this section, you are going to learn

.. _RMON_step2:

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    .. tab-item:: Terminology
        
       * Terminology


.. _RMON_step3:

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    .. tab-item:: Version Info
    
         * Version Info

.. _RMON_step5:

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    .. tab-item:: RMON Version&RFC Details

        * rfc details

.. _RMON_step18:

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    .. tab-item:: RMON Basic Setup on Ubuntu using IPv4

       * setup

.. _RMON_step19:

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   .. tab-item:: RMON Basic Setup on Ubuntu using IPv6

     * setup
       
.. _RMON_step6:

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    .. tab-item:: RMON Protocol Packet Details

        * packet details
       


.. _RMON_step7:

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    .. tab-item:: RMON Usecases

       * usecases
        
        

.. _RMON_step8:

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    .. tab-item:: RMON Basic Features
    
        * features 



.. _RMON_step17:

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    .. tab-item:: Reference links
     
       * Reference links