| A | B |
| ERSPAN | Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer a tool for capturing network traffic on a remote device and sending the traffic to the local system via Layer 3 (routing) toward a local port that would be attached to some sort of traffic analyzer |
| IP SLA | an on-box diagnostic tool that allows automatically executed probes to monitor network devices and application performance |
| NetFlow | a cisco network protocol for exporting flow information generated from network devices in order to analyze traffic statistics |
| Path Trace | a visual troubleshooting tool in Cisco DNA center assurance that is used to trace a route and display the path throughout the network between wired or wireless hosts |
| RSPAN | Remote Switched Port Analyzer a tool for capturing network traffic on a remote switch and sending a copy of the network traffic to the local switch via Layer 2 (switching) toward a local port that would be attached to some sort of traffic analyzer |
| Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) | a protocol that can send alerts when something fails on a device as well as when certain events happen on a device for example power supply failure |
| SPAN | Switch Port Analyzer a tool for capturing local network traffic on a switch and sending a copy of the network traffic to a local port that would be attached to some sort of traffic analyzer |
| syslog | logging of messages that can be sent to a collector server or displayed on the console or stored in the logging buffer on the local device |