Network performance over an inter-campus Ethernet link is slow. One side of the connection is experiencing a high number of packet drops. What…

Packet loss is a measure of how many packets are lost or discarded during transmission over a

network. Packet loss can cause network performance issues such as slow response time, jitter, and

degraded voice quality. NPM can monitor packet loss on nodes and interfaces using ICMP ping or

SNMP statistics. You can review the packet loss metrics on the Node Details or Interface Details

views, or create a custom chart or report to compare packet loss across multiple nodes or interfaces.

By reviewing the packet loss on the nodes on either side of the connection, you can identify which

node or interface is experiencing the problem and troubleshoot the root cause. You can also use the

Performance Analysis dashboard (PerfStack) to correlate packet loss with other metrics such as

response time, CPU load, memory usage, buffer misses, and interface errors123. Reference:

Monitor packet loss in NPM - SolarWinds

Troubleshoot intermittent network slowdowns with NPM - SolarWinds

SCP Study Aid - SolarWinds (page 9)