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Jitter in network monitoring is the variation in packet delay over time, a key quality metric for voice, video and other real-time traffic.
Latency in network monitoring is the time a packet or request needs to travel between two points, measured in milliseconds as one-way or round-trip delay.
NetFlow is a flow-export protocol in which routers and switches summarize traffic into records showing who talked to whom, how much and when.
Packet capture is the recording of network packets as they cross an interface, saved to a file for detailed protocol analysis and troubleshooting.
Packet loss is the share of network packets that never reach their destination, a key network monitoring metric for congestion, faults and poor quality.
SNMP is the standard protocol for polling and receiving status data from network devices, used in network monitoring to track interfaces, load and faults.
Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer that captures packets and decodes them field by field for troubleshooting and security analysis.