A(n) __________ port, also known as a monitoring port, is a specially configured connection on a network device that is capable

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A(n) __________ port, also known as a monitoring port, is a specially configured connection on a network device that is capable

of viewing all of the traffic that moves through the entire device.

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drek231 [11] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-22T14:49:32+03:00

Answer:

The answer is "SPAN"

Explanation:

The full form of SPAN port is "Switch Port Analyzer", which is used to designed specifically for the interface on a network device, that would be able to monitor all traffic passing across the entire device.

The use of this port will also call the mirror ports, that is a popular way of gathering data traffic for tracking purposes.
It is primarily used to access the bus switch and all interfaces, which is usually accessible from data transmission.