Cisco Catalyst 3560-X User Manual

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Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring SPAN and RSPAN
Understanding SPAN and RSPAN
These sections contain this conceptual information:
• Local SPAN, page 1-2
• Remote SPAN, page 1-3
• SPAN and RSPAN Concepts and Terminology, page 1-4
• SPAN and RSPAN Interaction with Other Features, page 1-9
• SPAN and RSPAN and Switch Stacks, page 1-10
Local SPAN
Local SPAN supports a SPAN session entirely within one switch; all source ports or source VLANs and
destination ports are in the same switch or switch stack. Local SPAN copies traffic from one or more
source ports in any VLAN or from one or more VLANs to a destination port for analysis. For example,
in Figure 1-1, all traffic on port 5 (the source port) is mirrored to port 10 (the destination port). A network
analyzer on port 10 receives all network traffic from port 5 without being physically attached to port 5.
Figure 1-1 Example of Local SPAN Configuration on a Single Switch
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Port 5 traffic mirrored
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Cisco Catalyst 3560-X Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 3560-X
Category	Network Router
Language	English