Performance evaluation and scalability analysis of SNMPv3 with superimposition in a mobile environment

An important question in the current TCP/IP architecture is how to extend i ts technology and its protocols to support mobile computing. The existing p rotocols were not designed with that goal in mind. The Simple Network Manag ement Protocol (SNMP), the most widely used protocol for network management on TCP/IP networks, is no exception. Adapting the SNMP with a superimposit ion model may be a possible way to success in mobile environments managemen t [1]. In this paper we evaluate the use of superimposition architecture to improve the performance of the SNMP protocol in a mobile computing archite cture. An empirical environment was simulated for the comparison of a conve ntional SNMP model and an adapted SNMP model. Some performance metrics are presented as a result, showing the superimposition algorithm advantages.