Port Mirroring and Monitoring Configuration

When configuring port monitoring, the mirror port must be specified before enabling monitoring on the monitored port.

The mirror port is the port to which the monitored traffic is copied. Attach your protocol analyzer to the mirror port. The monitored port is the port with the traffic you want to monitor.

The following table lists the number of mirror and monitor ports supported on the RUCKUS devices.

Number of Mirror and Monitor Ports Supported

Maximum number supported  
Port Type

ICX (7150, 7450, 7250, 7650, 7750, 7850 and 7550)

Ingress mirror ports 1 per port region
Egress mirror ports 1 per port region
Ingress monitored ports No limit
Egress monitored ports No limit
Note: Region refers to the number of devices (BCM chipset) in a unit.