Reference

Explanations of the common terms and concepts behind PeakHour’s monitoring:

• SNMP — the Simple Network Management Protocol, PeakHour’s most capable monitoring protocol.
• SNMP Community — the password/shared key used to query SNMP devices.
• High Capacity Counters — 64-bit counters that keep usage accurate on fast links.
• UPnP — Universal Plug and Play, the protocol most home routers speak.
• Usage Monitoring — how PeakHour measures usage, and what affects its accuracy.