Advanced network monitoring applications based on mobile/intelligent agenttechnology

Citation
D. Gavalas et al., Advanced network monitoring applications based on mobile/intelligent agenttechnology, COMPUT COMM, 23(8), 2000, pp. 720-730
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Information Tecnology & Communication Systems
Journal title
COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
01403664 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
720 - 730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-3664(20000401)23:8<720:ANMABO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Mobile Agents (MAs) have been proposed as a solution for distributed Networ k Management (NM). However, most MA-based infrastructures exhibit scalabili ty limitations when data intensive management applications are considered. Therefore, we present three novel applications, tailored to transfers of bu lk network monitoring data, in which MAs are used to perform data aggregati on, acquire atomic SNMP table views and support selective retrieval of SNMP table objects that meet specific selection criteria. The proposed applicat ions are supported by a lightweight management framework described in previ ous wort A quantitative evaluation, in terms of bandwidth usage, shows that these applications surpass SNMP-based polling performance. (C) 2000 Elsevi er Science B.V. All rights reserved.