IPNetwork Monitor enables you to evaluate and track the performance metrics of network repeaters. A built-in MIB browser lets you choose which parameters to monitor, providing access to all repeater-supported variables, their current readings, and descriptions from MIBs.

Repeaters relay signals (both analog and digital), extending transmission range. Wireless repeaters (like WiFi) capture the signal from an existing wireless router or access point and rebroadcast it, establishing a secondary network with broader coverage. Keep in mind that repeating reduces transmission speed by approximately half because only one wireless device can transmit at any given moment.

Common Repeater Monitoring Scenarios

Beyond routine health assessments, repeater device monitoring is valuable for:

  • Identifying service quality issues (e.g., reduced speed, increased retransmission counts)
  • Adjusting operational settings when interference (leading to performance degradation) is discovered

MIBs Utilized for Repeater Device Monitoring

  • CISCO-REPEATER-MIB This MIB module provides data related to Cisco Repeater ports.
  • CISCO-SIBU-STACKABLE-DUAL-SPEED-HUB-MIB This MIB module enhances the REPEATER-MIB for managing Cisco’s entry-level stackable repeater products. In this context, a hub represents a repeater group, and a stack is a set of one or more hubs linked through stack bus connectors.
  • DOT12-RPTR-MIB This MIB module defines objects used to manage IEEE 802.12 repeaters.
  • HP-ICF-8023-RPTR This MIB module includes objects offering HP-specific additions to the 802.3 Repeater MIB.
  • HP-ICF-GENERIC-RPTR This MIB module defines objects common to all repeater devices within the HP Integrated Communication Facility product line.
  • HP-ICF-VG-RPTR This MIB module includes objects that offer HP-specific enhancements to the 802.12 Repeater MIB.
  • ICF-VG-RPTR This MIB module contains objects for managing HP AdvanceStack 100VG-AnyLAN repeaters.
  • SNMP-REPEATER-MIB This MIB module specifies MIB objects for 802.3 repeaters.

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