Backbone Network

The Backbone network is a high-speed network, which is at the top level of a hierarchical computer network forming a major pathway within the network. It provides connectivity between lower-level networks (LANs or subnetworks) and nodes in the hierarchy.

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Knowledge base

• Monitoring Locations
  
• Error types
  
• WebSitePulse Monitoring Location Labels
  
• Status Type
  
• Connection related alerts
  

Howtos

• Check WHOIS records for status changes
  
• Safely Monitor Backend Databases
  

Glossary

• SNMP / Simple Network Management Protocol
  
• Web site / Website
  
• NNTP / Network News Transfer Protocol
  
• Internet
  
• Latency
  

Frequently asked questions

• What is a Ping?
  
• What happens if your monitoring server goes down?
  
• Is it possible that some of the alerts I receive are false?
  
• Why do you support multiple geographic monitoring stations?
  
• How can I prevent monitoring from throwing off my website statistics?