Abstract

3Com Corp. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its Transcend Network Supervisor v.1.01, a network management system that runs on 32-bit Microsoft Operating Systems with Service Pack 3 or greater and that monitors 3Com network devices. Testing focused on the network management reporting capabilities of the system in a homogeneous network that included 3Com switches and network interface cards. The test suite included scenarios wherein Transcend Network Supervisor would discover devices and network topology, identify physical and logical link characteristics (link speed, duplex configuration and media type, i.e. UTP copper and fiber-optic cabling), and monitor links and devices for high utilization.