An architecture for distributed and flexible management of high-layer protocols and network services

Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society

Balbinot, Luis F.¹  Wendt, Fabrício¹  Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil¹  Tarouco, Liane¹  Gaspary, Luciano¹  Storch, Roberto¹  Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil¹ 

关键词: Internet management;    network management;    network monitoring;    scripting.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-65002001000100008

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Springer U K

【 摘 要 】

This paper proposes an architecture for distributed management of high-layer protocols and network services. Based on the IETF Script MIB, the Trace architecture provides mechanisms for the delegation of management tasks to mid-level managers (MLMs), which interact with monitoring and action agents to have them executed. The paper introduces PTSL (Protocol Trace Specification Language), a graphical/textual language created to allow network managers to specify protocol traces. The specifications are used by mid-level managers to program the monitoring agents. Once programmed, these agents start to monitor the occurrence of the traces. The information obtained is analyzed by the mid-level managers, which may ask action agents for the execution of procedures (e.g. Perl scripts), making the automation of several management tasks possible.

【 授权许可】

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