Specifications

Product Features 2-26

NAM / Traffic Analyzer v3.5 Tutorial

Product Features 2-26

NAM / Traffic Analyzer v3.5 Tutorial

Planning for NAM Deployment

Overview

Planning for NAM Deployment

Overview

NAM

User Access to NAM

Configuration and Traffic Reports

Strategic Deployment of

NAMs in the Network

Data Requirements for

Monitoring and Alarms

Planning

Planning for NAM Deployment

The data that the NAM collects, and the reports that it generates, will only be as good as the effort and

consideration you put into the planning stages. You must bring your knowledge of your network and

business, and how the business uses the network, into the planning stages when deploying the NAM to

ensure that you collect the data you want, from the sources that make the most sense, and to present the

data in the most productive way. Of course, the planning effort will vary according to your environment and

objectives, but following are some variables that you should consider:

• What business or technical problem or problems are you trying to solve with the NAM?

• A specific application or response-time problem?

• Voice or data quality-of-service delivery?

• Monitoring for real-time or historical performance?

• Acute problems or fault isolation?

• Some combination of these?

• How many NAMs and what types do you need, and where should you place them to accomplish your

objectives?

• What data collection and monitoring/reporting functions will meet your objectives?

• What members of your organization can or will benefit by this data and reporting?

The upcoming pages discuss some of these issues, as do the scenarios in Chapter 3. Read on to find out

how you can meet your monitoring needs with a thoughtful deployment of NAMs in your switched network.