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How a Cisco NAM Works as a Monitoring Device

A Cisco NAM blade or appliance (Cisco NAM) serves as a type of monitoring device for CA Application Delivery Analysis and lets you troubleshoot at the IP address level with up to 30-second resolution. Using a Cisco NAM as a monitoring device reduces the server footprint for CA Application Delivery Analysis. In addition, a Cisco NAM:

• Monitors networks from switches or routers
• Reports on traffic usage
• Captures and decodes packets
• Tracks response times to pinpoint application problems to the network or server