InSight

Polling Information

Polls occur for different types of information gathering. Each type of poll is explained in the following paragraphs:
 
Information Query
Long-Term Statistics Poll
Monitor Poll
Protocol Detail Poll
VNIP Poll
 

Information Query -- is initiated once, each time InSight is launched, or polling is restarted. During this poll cycle, the following information is gathered:
•      CIR
•      DLCI Name
•      VNIP Frequency
•      Partner IP Address
•      Partner DLCI
 
Monitor Poll -- During each poll cycle, the following monitoring statistics are gathered:
•      System Up Time
•      DLCI Status
•      Creation Time
•      Last Change Time
•      Up Time
•      Down Time
•      CIR Percent Table
•      In/Out Octets
•      In/Out Frames
•      In FECN Frames
•      In BECN Frames
•      In DE Frames
•      Out DE Frames
•      Network Protocol Table
 
VNIP Poll -- During a VNIP poll, the following information is gathered:
•      VNIP Delay Samples
•      VNIP Average Delay
•      VNIP Last Delay
•      VNIP Minimum Delay
•      VNIP Maximum Delay
 
Protocol Detail Poll -- During a Protocol Detail poll, the following information is gathered:
•      IP Protocols
•      IPX Protocols
•      SNA Protocols
•      ARP Protocols
•      Applications
•      Routing Protocols
•      ICMP Protocols
•      LMI
 
Long-Term Statistics Poll -- This poll collects the following information:
•      Captured Protocol
•      Protocol Statistics