Your company recently implemented a new network monitoring system. As the network administrator, you are responsible for establishing baseline metrics for network performance. Which of the following metrics would be MOST appropriate to use as a baseline metric?
Packet loss percentage is the correct answer because it provides a direct indication of network quality and efficiency, crucial for establishing a performance baseline. High packet loss can significantly affect the quality of service, making it a vital metric for alarm thresholds and troubleshooting. Network uptime, while important, is more of a reliability or availability metric, not a baseline metric used for performance anomalies. The number of active connections can vary greatly and does not necessarily indicate performance issues. Average CPU usage is a device health metric, not a direct measure of network traffic performance, although it can be a cause of performance degradation.
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