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Cisco IP SLA Control
Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (IP SLAs) Control Protocol enables network performance monitoring by defining, configuring, scheduling, and collecting statistics about network operations tests. It allows administrators to measure metrics such as latency, jitter, packet loss, and availability directly through Cisco devices, providing valuable insights into real-time network health and SLA compliance..
Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (IP SLAs) Control Protocol operates primarily over UDP port 1967 to facilitate management and communication of IP SLA operations on Cisco devices. Network administrators utilize IP SLAs to create specific performance monitoring tasks—such as measuring round-trip time, jitter, packet loss, and response times for various protocols including ICMP, UDP, TCP, HTTP, and DNS.
The Control Protocol is designed to distribute configuration commands and collect measurement results from the target Cisco devices. The protocol exchanges management frames to initiate, monitor, and terminate various SLA tests running on the routers or switches, ensuring accurate measurement cycles.
Data gathered via the control protocol feeds into network management systems (NMS), which then interpret this for trend analysis, SLA verification, or real-time alerts. This enables proactive network management and helps in quick identification of degradation points, facilitating timely troubleshooting.