A performance management system generates and transmits a first instruction for a Remote Monitoring (RMON) probe to request RMON information. The performance management system receives and stores the RMON information in memory in the performance management system. The performance management system generates and transmits a second instruction for an RMON manager to request the RMON information. The performance management system receives and stores the RMON information in the memory in the performance management system. The performance management system generates and transmits a third instruction for an RMON database to request the RMON information. The performance management system receives and stores the RMON information in memory in the performance management system.