Telecom monitors capture trap messages and keep track of device alarms, capabilities which are not essential for IT-centric monitors.

Complete Trap Message Coverage

“Filtering” monitors capture only the trap messages specified by user-defined rules. If problem occurs on a piece of equipment you’re not filtering, no information about the failure is available.

With the B3 Monitor, all trap messages are captured, parsed for alarms, and stored. This “capture everything” approach keeps a complete picture of the current state and past history of every device on the monitored network:

Use the B3 monitor to diagnose a problem right now, instead of adding filters and waiting for next time.

Capture Quality Report

Have you ever installed a new piece of equipment and assumed it was workng fine, only to find out days later that its alarm messages have been silently ignored by your monitoring system?

This cannot happen with Benthon’s B3 Monitor. Every trap message is immediately tallied upon arrival, before processing. After parsing, the message is graded as “captured” or “not captured” and contributes to the capture quality report:

This real-time strip chart is available on the B3 status page. Uncaptured messages are easily viewed, along with suggested corrective actions.