Drag and drop each SPAN source type on the left to its correct monitored traffic description on the right.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Monitors traffic on a single physical interface
Monitors all traffic in a specific VLAN
Monitors traffic on a port-channel interface
The port whose traffic is copied
The VLAN whose traffic is copied
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Correct answer & explanation
Port SPAN: Monitors traffic on a single physical interface
Port SPAN monitors all traffic on a specific port; VLAN SPAN monitors all traffic in a VLAN; EtherChannel SPAN monitors all traffic on a port-channel interface.
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EtherChannel and Advanced Switching Technologies
Key term
SPAN and RSPAN
SPAN and RSPAN are Cisco features that copy network traffic from one or more ports to another port for analysis, with RSPAN extending this capability across multiple switches.
Key term
Network Visibility
Network visibility is the ability to see, monitor, and understand all traffic and devices on a network to ensure security, performance, and troubleshooting.
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