{"id":13361,"date":"2014-04-11T14:49:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T14:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/network-performance-monitoring\/"},"modified":"2016-12-05T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T16:03:15","slug":"network-performance-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29970\/network-performance-monitoring","title":{"rendered":"Network Performance Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_network_performance_monitoring_mean\">What Does Network Performance Monitoring Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Network performance monitoring is a routine process to evaluate, analyze, report and track on the performance of a computer network.<\/p>\n<p>It enables network administrators and managers to keep track of the overall performance and quality of network service delivery of the underlying network.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_network_performance_monitoring\">Techopedia Explains Network Performance Monitoring<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Network performance monitoring primarily enables routinely checking and optimizing the network for performance. 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